Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 02:19:07 +0800 (CST) From: Jian-Da Li <jdli@FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: boot with multiple freebsd partitions Message-ID: <199605301819.CAA28604@FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw>
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Hi :
My friend just installed 2.2-960501-SNAP, and it was said that
0501's boot.c is buggy for IDE+SCSI situation, so he upgraded
the boot block to v1.4-boot.c with BIAS=2, and it works fine.
Here are the partitions :
disk 1: IDE (DOS, NULL, NULL, NULL)
disk 2: SCSI (DOS, EXTEND, BSD-ROOT, BSD-HOME)
Someday, he tried to move his EXTEND to BSD-TMP, ie:
disk 2: SCSI (DOS, BSD-TMP, BSD-ROOT, BSD-HOME),
and the boot block can no longer find the kernel to boot.
I guess that the boot block is looking for kernel in the first
BSD partition, which causes problem in this case.
He tried to modify the biosboot/sys.c to make it looks for
the 2nd BSD partition, but failed. (and it's not a really solution)
So, finally he re-partitioned his HD, and re-installed again. :(
So, will our boot block become smarter someday ?!
like boot: 2:3:sd(0,a)/kernel
^^ a new section for the partition where kernel stays ?!
The 3rd BSD partition on the 2nd BIOS HD ?!
Looks stupid. :(
(The IDE+SCSI problem is anonying, but can be workaround, but
this problem can't be workaround so far)
Thanks for your help.
--
李 建 達 (Jian-Da Li) 交大資工
E-Mail : jdli@csie.nctu.edu.tw
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