Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 20:12:00 -0800 From: walt <wa1ter@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GEOM prevents bootblocks writing Message-ID: <3E223C90.7090303@hotmail.com> In-Reply-To: <avsu8d$2kjv$1@FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw> References: <avsu8d$2kjv$1@FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw>
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Sean Kelly wrote: > --UlVJffcvxoiEqYs2 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Sun, Jan 12, 2003 at 12:49:46PM +0100, phk@freebsd.org wrote: >>There is an erratum on "disklabel -B" for 5.0-RELEASE. > So how the hell do I make it so I can boot my system again? I don't know > what I/it did to make it no longer boot, but I can't. For the short term until the problem is fixed you should be able to edit the disklabel and bootblocks using a floppy fixit disk or the bootable install CD. The problem, IIRC, is that you can't edit a disklabel on a disk with mounted partitions, or somesuch. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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