Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 11:30:26 -0500 (EST) From: "H. Jared Agnew" <jagnew@mba.dgsys.com> To: papalia@UDel.Edu (John) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing drives Message-ID: <200003081630.LAA01051@mba.dgsys.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.05.10003081117520.27480-100000@copland.udel.edu> from John at "Mar 8, 0 11:19:39 am"
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> > Config :
> > One 450M IDE
> > One 9.1G USCSI2
> >
> > Problem :
> > I just added the 9.1G drive to the system. I am fairly sure that boot
> > loader could boot the 9.1G drive as it gives me the option to boot from
> > it. I can not however figure out how to make the 9.1G drive bootable. I
> > tried using (freebsd's) fdisk to set the first partition active, I also
> > installed my kernel on the partition. I think what it comes down to
> > is the boot straping, but I have searched the mail archives and can't
> > find any posts with my situation.
>
> You have to do a few things to make your SCSI dive bootable:
> 1) Make sure that your BIOS allows booting off a SCSI device. If not, I
> believe you'll have to disconnect the IDE drive to make it work (someone
> check me on this).
> 2) If you SCSI card has an on-board BIOS (like the Adaptec 2940UW or
> similar), make sure that you have it configured to allow a boot device,
> and set that to scsi id 0.
> 3) Make sure your scsi drive is set to id0.
>
> Check all that, and see where we go from there.
> --John
>
>
I am sorry for not being clearer before. I actually can boot from the scsi
drive as it is now, however it takes some tinkering. boot0 is installed on
the drive, but it doesn't get to BTX. I can't find instructions on how to
add boot1 (BTX). I have to specify where the kernel is to get it to boot.
ie da(0,a)kernel
Thanks again for your help.
H. J. Agnew
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