Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:57:17 +0000 From: "Java Weenie" <javaweenie@hotmail.com> To: john@day-light.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Buildworld problem? Message-ID: <BAY101-F296C46735A15A52DE820DEC6F20@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <NHBBKEEMKJDINKDJBJHGOEODJDAD.john@day-light.com>
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> > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Java Weenie > > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:38 AM > > To: questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Buildworld problem? > > > > > > I had a 4gig drive laying around that I wanted to use for a router, so I > > installed the latest (from about 1.5 weeks ago) from the 5.x > > distrubutions. > > I added ipfw/natd/dummynet to the kernel file and did a full buildworld, > > buildkernel. I rebooted after install kernel, everything seemed > > normal, did > > install world/mergemaster, rebooted. Right now, I have an 'ok' > > prompt, it > > appears after the 'Press enter to start booting immediately, or hit any > > other key to <do something else>' option and it states it cannot > > find kernel > > or kernel.old. > > > > My guesses are that either I got a really bad batch of sources, I > > performed > > a buildworld wrong (though I did double check my steps with the handbook > > first), or my hard drive picked a really unusual place to die. > > > > It is a new clean install so it wouldn't be a huge issue to > > reinstall, but > > if it is hardware, I will need to replace the drive before doing > > this again. > > > > Any thoughts on how to determine the problem? > > >From: "John Brooks" <john@day-light.com> >Reply-To: <john@day-light.com> >To: "Java Weenie" <javaweenie@hotmail.com>, <questions@freebsd.org> >Subject: RE: Buildworld problem? >Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:17:15 -0500 > >run the hard drive diagnostics software of your hard drive manufacturer >to test the condition of your hard drive. it should be available from >their website. this should always be done on used drives being put back >into service. > >-- >John Brooks >john@day-light.com After running the diagnostics, the drive reports no problems, though it still won't boot. Playing around with sysinstall on a 5.4 cd, the partition editor shows my partitions, but the mount points are listed as *, not / and /usr. Is there a way to reassign the mount points without wiping the drive?
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