From owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 6 11:37:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7016616A4CE for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2004 11:37:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bremen.shuttle.de (bremen.shuttle.de [194.95.249.251]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AF9B43D2D for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2004 11:37:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from schweikh@schweikhardt.net) Received: by bremen.shuttle.de (Postfix, from userid 10) id 4FB4E3BF53; Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:36:31 +0200 (CEST) Received: from hal9000.schweikhardt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i36IaNZw017604 for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:36:23 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from schweikh@hal9000.schweikhardt.net) Received: (from schweikh@localhost) by hal9000.schweikhardt.net (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i36IaNkJ017603 for geom@freebsd.org; Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:36:23 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from schweikh) Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:36:23 +0200 From: Jens Schweikhardt To: geom@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040406183623.GA17430@schweikhardt.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: GEOM and grub X-BeenThere: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: GEOM-specific discussions and implementations List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 18:37:42 -0000 Hello *, it appears GEOM prevents grub from mucking with the MBR and/or the next 15 or so sectors where it wants to write stage1 and/or stage1_5 (grub reports failed write attempts). Is there any way to let grub do its magic (other than installing 4.X without geom, patching grub, booting a 4.X fixit CD)? I want rope to shoot my foot!!!1! :-) Regards, Jens -- Jens Schweikhardt http://www.schweikhardt.net/ SIGSIG -- signature too long (core dumped)