Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 13:26:01 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Gerard Giamberdine <gerard@blackhole.dimensional.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can't find kernel after partition changes Message-ID: <199706151226.NAA19698@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 14 Jun 1997 10:58:27 MDT." <199706141658.KAA27659@flatland.dimensional.com>
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> Hello....
>
> When I installed freebsd I created a 70M dos partition from which to
> install. I've just tried to change it over to freebsd, hoping that I
> could mount it as /usr2 or something (is it possible to 'tack' it on to my
> existing /usr?). I used sysinstall/configure to delete the dos partition,
> create a freebsd partition, and label it (the dos/now freebsd partition
> is wd0s1 and the old freebsd is wd0s2). Now at the boot prompt it says
> it can't find the kernel. I can access all the original freebsd file
> systems using the fixit disk so I know I didn't wipe them out. Does anyone
> know what I need to do to get the booter to see the kernel (reconfigure
> /dev, rebuild kernel, ...?).
Copy your first partition entry to slot 3 and mark slot 1 as unused.
FreeBSD boots from the 'a' virtual partition in the *first* FreeBSD
slice.
> Thanks for your help,
> Gerard Giamberdine.
--
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