Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 16:21:17 -0600 From: "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@visi.com> To: "Joe \\" Marcus\ " Clarke" <marcus@miami.edu> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.1 boot loader question Message-ID: <36D086DD.AFDD2E23@visi.com> References: <Pine.OSF.4.05.9902211447520.22050-100000@jaguar.ir.miami.edu>
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Also use:
set root_disk_unit = 2
Tom Veldhouse
veldy@visi.com
Joe \"Marcus\" Clarke wrote:
> I am running 3.1-RELEASE on a system with a mix of IDE and SCSI drives.
> Everytime I boot, the kernel loads, then tries to switch root to da1s1a.
> This is an invalid root. Root should be on da0s1a. I have even compiled
> into the kernel root on da0, but that does not seem to help. There have
> been two ways I found to correct this:
>
> 1. create a /boot.config file with 1:da(0,a)/kernel in it
> 2. get to a boot loader prompt and set root_disk_unit=0
>
> Both work, but here is my question. With solution 1, I don't get access
> to the cool new boot loader. I rather like it, and would like to be able
> to use it from time to time. With option 2, I can't autoboot the system.
> IT seems I always have to get to a prompt and set that variable. Is there
> a way to save that variable for each boot, or is there a way to make
> FreeBSD use da0s1a as root and still use the new BTX loader? Thanks.
> Here are some boot loader stats:
>
> disk 0: Floppy drive
> disk 1: IDE internal C: drive with Windows 95
> disk 2: SCSI external D: drive with one partition and the following slices
> slice a: FFS (/)
> slice b: swap
> slice e: FFS (/var)
> slice f: FFS (/usr)
> slice g: FFS (/usr/local)
> slice h: FFS (/home)
> disk 3: IDE internal E: drive with one partition and the following slices
> slice e: FFS (/usr/ports)
> slice f: FFS (/usr/src)
> disk 4: SCSI external ZIP drive
> FAT 32
>
> currdev is set to disk2s1a, but it always panics trying to change root to
> da1s1a.
>
> Joe Clarke
>
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