From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 10 15:07:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51640106564A for ; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:07:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.hackers@rachie.is-a-geek.net) Received: from snoogles.rachie.is-a-geek.net (rachie.is-a-geek.net [66.230.99.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F71D8FC0C for ; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:07:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.hackers@rachie.is-a-geek.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by snoogles.rachie.is-a-geek.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 347C01CD18; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:52:33 -0800 (AKDT) From: Mel To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Matthias Apitz Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:52:31 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <20080710124658.GA10730@rebelion.Sisis.de> In-Reply-To: <20080710124658.GA10730@rebelion.Sisis.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200807101652.32039.fbsd.hackers@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Cc: Subject: Re: error 1 lba 752976 while booting from USB key to install X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:07:40 -0000 On Thursday 10 July 2008 14:46:58 Matthias Apitz wrote: > Hello, > > I've some server (a 2 years old HP NAT 1000s storage system) and > I want to drop the installed W2k system and re-install it with > FreeBSD 7.0R and later use it as a central backup-system with > Bacula. > > The problem is that this server has no CD or DVD device, but can > (theoretically) boot from external USB CD/DVD (which I don't have > either); > > so I cam up with the idea to boot from that USB key I have used to > install 7.0-REL on that eeePC, i.e. the USB key works fine in any > laptop; on the HP NAT 1000s storage system it says: > > FreBSD/i386 > Default: 0:ad(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel > boot: error 1 lba 752976 > No /boot/kernel/kernel Let me ask a stupid question: why is it trying to access an ATA/ATAPI disk, not an USB (scsi da(4)) disk. Can you boot via: 0:da(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel Or variants of those, see boot(8) for the syntax explanation. -- Mel