Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 12:51:30 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Saifi Khan <saifi.khan@twincling.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot0 installation not permitted in single slice config Message-ID: <20090511165130.GA32142@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0905112125010.6538@localhost> References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0905112125010.6538@localhost>
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On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 09:27:34PM +0000, Saifi Khan wrote: > Hi all: > > Trying to install the 'boot0' boot manager on the MBR, from the > Fixit# command prompt as > > Fixit# boot0cfg -v -B -o noupdate /dev/ad4 > > the response is: > boot0cfg: write_mbr: /dev/ad4: Operation not permitted. > > i've configured a single slice for the entire disk as > Fixit# fdisk -B -I /dev/ad4 > > Is it that by default the sector 0 is taken as the start point > if the entire disk is configured with a single slice ? Use fdisk. fdisk -B ad4 The fdisk commane you indicate does all you need. eg: fdisk -B -I ad4 does what you want and you do not need the boot0cfg ////jerry > > > thanks > Saifi. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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