From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 14 14:10:23 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-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 0257316A41F for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:10:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.1.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73A0C43D45 for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:10:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from mailspool2.panix.com (mailspool2.panix.com [166.84.1.79]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA38659841 for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:10:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from teddy.fas.com (pcp08632294pcs.mplsnt01.sc.comcast.net [68.58.232.106]) by mailspool2.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 965D16A0660 for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:10:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Ebf2H-0004hO-00 for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:10:17 -0500 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:10:17 -0500 From: stan To: Free BSD Questions list Message-ID: <20051114141017.GA17855@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: Free BSD Questions list Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.23 X-Uptime: 09:02:24 up 8 days, 21:23, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown Subject: bootloader (I think ?) question 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, 14 Nov 2005 14:10:23 -0000 I'm trying to recover a machine whose disk failed. I ook the new disk hooked it up to another working FreeBSD machine, and used /stand/sysinstall to partiton the new disk. Then i mounted the various partiton and recovered all the disks data using Amanda. I'm failry certain I've done this with succes in the past, but this time it's not working. When I put the drive in the PC it's intended to be for, as the aster dirive, it boots up to the second interactive point (the place where it tells you you have n seconds to hit any key, and counts down), however it goes no further than that, At tht point , I havean "ok" prompt, and an lsdev shos whe drive as drive 1. What do I need to do to get this drive booting? -- U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote - Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror - New York Times 9/3/1967