From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Jan 12 22:31:26 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8911316A41F
	for <questions@freebsd.org>; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:31:26 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net)
Received: from chylonia.3miasto.net (chylonia.3miasto.net [213.192.74.6])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB79543D46
	for <questions@freebsd.org>; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:31:25 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net)
Received: from chylonia.3miasto.net (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by chylonia.3miasto.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0CMVImB001613;
	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:31:18 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net)
Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost)
	by chylonia.3miasto.net (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) with ESMTP id
	k0CMVIX7001610; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:31:18 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net)
X-Authentication-Warning: chylonia.3miasto.net: wojtek owned process doing -bs
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:31:18 +0100 (CET)
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net>
X-X-Sender: wojtek@chylonia.3miasto.net
To: Philip Hallstrom <freebsd@philip.pjkh.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060112140418.A53786@wolf.pjkh.com>
Message-ID: <20060112233046.K1533@chylonia.3miasto.net>
References: <20060112134825.Q53590@wolf.pjkh.com>
	<20060112225638.J1494@chylonia.3miasto.net>
	<20060112140418.A53786@wolf.pjkh.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Cc: questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: How to boot from a slice other than "a"?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:31:26 -0000

>
> Hmm... guess I didn't realize there was a difference :)
>
> I want the OS to "run" from /dev/da0s1h so that I can then completely wipe 
> and replace /dev/da0s1a [1].



>
>> if second - add:
>> 
>> vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:da0s1h"
>
> to which file?

loader.conf

>
> [1] The box is a new 5.3 install.  My thought was to boot from da0s1h, 
> buildworld/kernel for 6 with a DESTDIR pointing to the original / (da0s1a). 
> Then reboot and have a clean install of 6.

no need to do it that way.