From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 5 13:19:41 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6D1416A402 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 13:19:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwb@homer.att.com) Received: from mail146.messagelabs.com (mail146.messagelabs.com [216.82.245.131]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5DCB313C481 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 13:19:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwb@homer.att.com) X-VirusChecked: Checked X-Env-Sender: jwb@homer.att.com X-Msg-Ref: server-14.tower-146.messagelabs.com!1173100774!4122065!1 X-StarScan-Version: 5.5.10.7.1; banners=-,-,- X-Originating-IP: [134.24.146.4] Received: (qmail 6285 invoked from network); 5 Mar 2007 13:19:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO attrh3i.attrh.att.com) (134.24.146.4) by server-14.tower-146.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 5 Mar 2007 13:19:34 -0000 Received: from attrh.att.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by attrh3i.attrh.att.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l25DJUV7007546; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 08:19:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from ulysses.homer.att.com (ulysses.homer.att.com [135.205.193.8]) by attrh3i.attrh.att.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l25DJNxZ007497; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 08:19:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from akiva.homer.att.com (akiva.homer.att.com [135.205.212.39]) by ulysses.homer.att.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA06736; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 08:19:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from akiva.homer.att.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by akiva.homer.att.com (8.11.7+Sun/8.9.3) with ESMTP id l25DJCp01728; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 08:19:13 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200703051319.l25DJCp01728@akiva.homer.att.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Jerry McAllister In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:45:51 EST." <20070302214551.GA91738@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:19:12 -0500 From: "J. W. Ballantine" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: slice/booting problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:19:41 -0000 The third party boot manager does play nice, I've had this setup working before (with the same BM [smartboot]), and everything worked fine. Thanks ---------- In Response to your message ------------- > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 16:45:51 -0500 > To: "J. W. Ballantine" > From: Jerry McAllister > Subject: Re: slice/booting problem > > On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 03:12:55PM -0500, J. W. Ballantine wrote: > > > > > I have a two disk system, and I'm trying to install FBSD6.2 on slice 2 > > of the second disk, a configuration that I've had working in the past. > > > > I'm using the Standard installation, select the second disk (ad1) > > and create a slice (ad1s2) and then create the partitions within > > that slice. On that disk, I install the FreeBSD Boot Manager (I have > > a third party boot manager installed on ad0 that boots FreeBSD). > > > > During the install, I ls /dev and find the ad1s2 partitions created. > > > > After the install, when I try to re-boot, it fails when it trys to > > mountroot. When I enter ?, I get a listr of GEOM managed disks, but > > the partitions are not listed, while the slice is. > > > > Any ideas on what I'm missing??? > > Just a wild guess: That either the first or second disk didn't > really get an MBR written to it - or the third party boot manager > on the first disk might not play nicely with the one on the second > disk. > Try using fdisk (from the install CD fixit if necessary) to write > the FreeBSD MBR to both disks. You can put the other third party > booter back afterward if desired/needed. > > ////jerry > > > > > Thanks > > > > Jim Ballantine > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or g" >