Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 06:33:11 +1000 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: stable@FreeBSD.ORG, tsprad@mail.metronet.com Subject: Re: BootMgr can't find second IDE disk correctly Message-ID: <199705042033.GAA25301@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>At reset, the boot manager offers: > > F1 DOS > F2 BSD > F5 other disk > >So I pick F5, and I get another list with only one choice: > > F1 BSD > >This boots wd(1,a)/kernel. It runs along fine until time to mount /, can't >find wd1a and panics. If I type in "1:wd(2,a)/kernel" it boots the same >kernel and successfully mounts wd2a as /. > >The bootmanager calls the second drive wd1 but everything else calls it wd2. >But the bootmanager also recognizes wd2 as the same as wd1. The drive really is 1:wd(2,*) (BIOS drive 1 and FreeBSD drive wd2 = first drive on the second IDE controller; wd1 would be the second drive on the first IDE controller). It's probably a bug for the bootmanager to recognise wd2. >Is there any way I can get this to reboot unattended? I know, the best way is >to swap the cables between the two drives. When I do that, what do I need to >fix besides /etc/fstab ? The simplest way is to use -current bootblocks and put "1:wd(2,a)kernel" in /boot.config on the boot drive. Bruce
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