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From: "H. Jared Agnew" <jagnew@mba.dgsys.com>
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Subject: Re: changing drives
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.05.10003081117520.27480-100000@copland.udel.edu> from John at "Mar 8, 0 11:19:39 am"
To: papalia@UDel.Edu (John)
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 11:30:26 -0500 (EST)
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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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