From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 18 17:41:52 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0330A106564A for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:41:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (gate6.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62D878FC12 for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:41:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id m8IHfgpe059685; Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:41:44 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.7.1 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk m8IHfgpe059685 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=infracaninophile.co.uk; s=200708; t=1221759704; bh=gjdfOHDkLrBxu0 rf9XqNruFfq03igLhYzolH8n6bCOg=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version: To:CC:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Cc:Content-Type: Date:From:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Mime-Version:References:To; z=Mes sage-ID:=20<48D292C9.9030905@infracaninophile.co.uk>|Date:=20Thu,=2 018=20Sep=202008=2018:41:29=20+0100|From:=20Matthew=20Seaman=20|Organization:=20Infracaninophile|User -Agent:=20Thunderbird=202.0.0.16=20(X11/20080726)|MIME-Version:=201 .0|To:=20Mel=20|CC:=20freebsd- questions@freebsd.org,=20Robert=20Lebovich=20|Sub ject:=20Re:=20FreeBSD=20installation=20doesn't=20work|References:=2 0=09<20080918142643.GA50 891@owl.midgard.homeip.net>=20<200809181922.09168.fbsd.questions@ra chie.is-a-geek.net>|In-Reply-To:=20<200809181922.09168.fbsd.questio ns@rachie.is-a-geek.net>|X-Enigmail-Version:=200.95.6|Content-Type: =20multipart/signed=3B=20micalg=3Dpgp-sha256=3B=0D=0A=20protocol=3D "application/pgp-signature"=3B=0D=0A=20boundary=3D"------------enig 47AA8121174CDCB62B501B2C"; b=eVNFeTMSQuxtF2f7bgVAcyMpfuLall0ZT1IH8D zVhTeV5N5+tLynFTTQAwqwmvpH7axrWLY9LUBnPj8D09NlIqL0gQTPDRv7Z5zx0XxeQ qDEdewoeTsm+smvIOMQHYb+KyKfEY2qN+D9LnmSvLJyps+R3dURDdvGnBnVcfK1gEI= Message-ID: <48D292C9.9030905@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:41:29 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (X11/20080726) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mel References: <20080918142643.GA50891@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <200809181922.09168.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <200809181922.09168.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig47AA8121174CDCB62B501B2C" X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]); Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:41:44 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.94/8280/Thu Sep 18 15:52:56 2008 on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VERIFIED,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: Robert Lebovich , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD installation doesn't work X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:41:52 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig47AA8121174CDCB62B501B2C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mel wrote: > that's aside from the fact that the root partition '/' always has to be= the=20 > first partition, for the simple reason that everything else is mounted = on top=20 > of it. >=20 > For the same reason: > /dev/ad1se /usr/local .... > /dev/ad1sf /usr >=20 > will not work. > For this particular case (root not first mount), sysinstall could be ma= de=20 > smarter. It's not the partition device names that determine the mount order, but the order of the entries in /etc/fstab. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enig47AA8121174CDCB62B501B2C Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEAREIAAYFAkjSktYACgkQ8Mjk52CukIwOzwCfU7IXv4szjLgFWPYgp8O+EXUm ZggAnjNJBeTvG4soeDIb6rgk6J44GJC9 =iTV7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig47AA8121174CDCB62B501B2C--