Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:56:40 +0100 From: Anders Bolt-Evensen <andersbo87@icloud.com> To: "current@FreeBSD.org" <current@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Problem booting FreeBSD 10-CURRENT from my MacBook Pro: "Can't load kernel" Message-ID: <CCF4C527.6DA%andersbo87@icloud.com> In-Reply-To: <CCF4920C.6CA%andersbo87@icloud.com>
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Update: I said: "I can work around the problem by copying /boot from the FreeBSD 9 installer to my new FreeBSD 10 system, but I do believe this is not the right solution? And when I then boot off the system, I get a lot of other system errors." It appeared that those other errors occurred because I forgot to copy the kernel for FreeBSD 10 into the boot directory I copied from the FreeBSD 9 installer. However, du any of you have any solution how to get rid of the "Can't load kernel" error without booting off the FreeBSD 9 installer and copy the boot directory? Once again, any help would be appreciated. -Anders On 17.12.2012 09:10, "Anders Bolt-Evensen" <andersbo87@icloud.com> wrote: >Hi, everyone and good morning! To make a long story short I'm attempting >to >install 10-CURRENT on my 2011 model 17 inch MacBook Pro. I downloaded the >appropriate amd64 image from FreeBSD's FTP site, burned it out to DVD and >installed it on my old FreeBSD 9 partition, erasing existing data. >However, >when I try to boot the new system, I get a "can't load kernel" error. >Giving >the command "ls" returns the message "Open '/' failed: no such file or >directory". >When I type "lsdev" the following is returned: >"cd devices: >disk devices: > disk0: BIOS drive C >pxe devices:" >I can work around the problem by copying /boot from the FreeBSD 9 >installer >to my new FreeBSD 10 system, but I do believe this is not the right >solution? And when I then boot off the system, I get a lot of other system >errors. >PS: my Mac does not have a real BIOS, so changing any BIOS settings is >unfortunately not an option. > >I hope you can help me out and thanks in advance. > >Have a great day, everyone! >Best wishes, >Anders > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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