From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 23 14:48:37 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FE1616A41C for ; Mon, 23 May 2005 14:48:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tshadwick@goinet.com) Received: from mail.goinet.com (mail.goinet.com [208.207.72.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 582A443D48 for ; Mon, 23 May 2005 14:48:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tshadwick@goinet.com) Received: from mail.goinet.com (localhost.goinet.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.goinet.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j4NEmTcf076214; Mon, 23 May 2005 09:48:29 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from tshadwick@goinet.com) Received: from localhost (tshadwick@localhost) by mail.goinet.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id j4NEmSsV076208; Mon, 23 May 2005 09:48:29 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from tshadwick@goinet.com) X-Authentication-Warning: mail.goinet.com: tshadwick owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 09:48:28 -0500 (CDT) From: Tony Shadwick To: Joel In-Reply-To: <20050523103242.348A.REES@ddcom.co.jp> Message-ID: <20050523094732.A47072@mail.goinet.com> References: <20050522111751.4E9721CE303@ws1-6.us4.outblaze.com> <20050523103242.348A.REES@ddcom.co.jp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="0-2089095251-1116859708=:47072" X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.85.1, clamav-milter version 0.85 on mail.goinet.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please help me booooot! 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, 23 May 2005 14:48:37 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --0-2089095251-1116859708=:47072 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-2022-JP; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE I'd just boot off of disc 1 of the install set. That way you have a known= =20 good boot environment. Then you can back things up as per normal. You=20 can also get a little bit of a sense of what is where. On Mon, 23 May 2005, Joel wrote: > [...] >> when i boot either ad6 or ad4 alone, everything is cool. >> >> when i plug both ad4 and ad6 into, > > Usually, when you set up for multi-boot, you plug all your drives in > before you set up. > > At least, you do this until you understand what't going on. > > Now, if you understood what happens when the machine boots, you might be > able to edit your fstab to get FreeBSD to boot. Or maybe not. > >> i am brought to the freebsd >> bootloader. however, half-way down the boot i get: >> >> Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad6s1a >> setrootbyname failed >> ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp >> Root mount failed: 6 >> >> when i switch ad6's cable over to ad4 and vice versa, my computer >> doesn't boot past its bios at all. what's wrong here? > > Drive name changed at the low level, maybe? > > It happens. > >> i just need to >> mount ad4 so i can back up some stuff, that's all. thank you so much! > > > -- > Joel Rees > digitcom, inc. =B3=F4=BC=B0=B2=F1=BC=D2=A5=C7=A5=B8=A5=B3=A5=E0 > Kobe, Japan +81-78-672-8800 > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > --0-2089095251-1116859708=:47072--