From owner-freebsd-bugs Fri Feb 14 12:40:05 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA29840 for bugs-outgoing; Fri, 14 Feb 1997 12:40:05 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA29830; Fri, 14 Feb 1997 12:40:02 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 12:40:02 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <199702142040.MAA29830@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: gnats (GNATS Management) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats@freefall.FreeBSD.org, Received:(from nobody@localhost) by.freefall.freebsd.org.id.MAA29473;Fri; (8.8.5/8.8.5);, 14 Feb 1997 12:32:58.-0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199702142032.MAA29473@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 12:32:58 -0800 (PST) From: richw@yank.kitchener.on.ca To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 Subject: bin/2736: No boot block if no FreeBSD partitions on first hard drive Sender: owner-bugs@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >Number: 2736 >Category: bin >Synopsis: No boot block if no FreeBSD partitions on first hard drive >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Feb 14 12:40:00 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Rich Wales >Organization: >Release: 2.2-970205-GAMMA >Environment: Not available at the moment. >Description: I installed 2.2-970205-GAMMA on a two-drive system with DOS on the first drive and FreeBSD on the second. I specified a "BootEasy" boot block for the first drive, but it didn't get written. The only way I could boot was to use my installation floppy and type an alternate boot location. I tried running /stand/sysinstall to rewrite the boot block, but no luck. I rearranged my system to put my FreeBSD root and swap on the first drive, and then reinstalled FreeBSD. The system boots fine now. >How-To-Repeat: Install FreeBSD on a system with two IDE drives. Don't put any FreeBSD partitions on the first drive. >Fix: Workaround: Put at least one FreeBSD partition on the first drive. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: