Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:04:14 +0200 From: "C.M. Burns" <montiburns@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Migrate harddisk with FreeBSD into new machine Message-ID: <48A481AE.9080209@googlemail.com> In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20080814135612.025a8730@mail.computinginnovations.com> References: <48A478C5.3030002@googlemail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080814135612.025a8730@mail.computinginnovations.com>
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Derek Ragona schrieb: > At 01:26 PM 8/14/2008, C.M. Burns wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> I have a problem. A faulty machine was running freeBSD with a two >> harddisk software raid. >> now these two disks should be put into a new machine, but of course >> it won't boot because it is new hardware. >> Kernel just reports: cannot mount root device from /dev/mirror/gm0s1a >> (or sth like this). >> >> question is now, how can i add the correct driver into the initial >> ramdisk (if there is such a thing on bsd) so the machine finds the >> two drives? >> second question: how can i afterwards remove the software mirror and >> only use one harddisk from that moment on? >> >> any help is very welcom, as i have no idea about bsd. i am a linux guy ;) >> >> thanks! > > > What I would do, is install FreeBSD onto a new separate hard disk. > Disks are cheap. Once you get the boot disk installed you can create > a custom kernel if necessary to support the RAID. > > maybe there is a way to use the "loader prompt" to manually load the module? it is a buslogic bt948 controller. i would rather not compile a new kernel :)
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