From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 9 14:59:06 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF5EF16A4CE for ; Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:59:06 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dutch10.digitalus.nl (dutch10.digitalus.nl [81.173.33.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5ADA43D4C for ; Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:59:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from webmaster@shizukana.net) Received: from www.shizukana.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) j29Ex00g017152; Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:59:00 +0100 Received: from 84.26.82.135 (SquirrelMail authenticated user webmaster@shizukana.net); by www.shizukana.net with HTTP; Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:59:01 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <62739.84.26.82.135.1110380341.squirrel@84.26.82.135> In-Reply-To: <20050309081654.J86616@eleanor.us1.wmi.uvac.net> References: <3864.84.26.82.135.1110301603.squirrel@84.26.82.135> <20050309081654.J86616@eleanor.us1.wmi.uvac.net> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:59:01 +0100 (CET) From: "Webmaster Shizukana.net" To: "c0ldbyte" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org cc: "Webmaster Shizukana.net" Subject: Re: /boot/loader Invalid Format X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:59:06 -0000 It's resloved, she edit the /boot/loader instead of /boot/loader.conf fix: if someone has freebsd release as you, let him upload it to a site, with the name loader.x then boot your computer with the fixit cd of freebsd (Disk 2) Configure your Network go to shell, then cd /mnt mkdir fixbsd mount /dev/ad0s1 /mnt/fixbsd (if you don't have freebsd installed on the first fixed disk or something else like other partitions then figure out which partition the / mountpoint has.) then cd fixbsd fetch (location where your friend has uploaded his bootloader) cp loader.x loader replace it then your set you can bootup normal. If you have 5.3-RELEASE... my loader is located at http://www.raisingfire.net/freebsd/loader.x (founded this trick out with a friend of mine who messed up her bootloader hehe kinda mistake, can happen to everyone if they are logged in as root) With kind regards, Nexohrion > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tue, 8 Mar 2005, Webmaster Shizukana.net wrote: > >> Can somebody help me? >> >> I've got a problem with my bootloader and i dont know how to fix it. >> If I boot my pc, it stops loading, it says: >> >> Invalid Format. >> >> FreeBSD/i386-Release 5.3 >> default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel >> boot: >> >> and it is in the /boot/loader >> how can i fix this? >> is there a disk to boot to prompt, so i can mount the / of my freebsd >> system and update the /boot/loader file with the one of someone else? >> >> and ifso, how can i do this with the mount commands? >> >> thanks! >> Nexohrion > > Yes, more then likely you compiled things or have used the iso image > for the wrong architecture. It will help us more for you to specify > what image you used to make the CD and or if you have installed it > and recompiled your kernel/world etc... etc... etc... > > Thanks, c0ldbyte. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) > Comment: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xF7DF979F > > iD8DBQFCLveqsmFQuvffl58RAqPYAJ9NZdt6vEzeTEmvcpD4EEsrqR2OfACglrAc > RG+0U1Mt4qqThmEX8mBk1c8= > =JBEq > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >