Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 23:16:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Fred Davidson <fredbsdavidson@yahoo.com> To: Andrey Shuvikov <mr.hyro@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: GRUB / boot easy problems w / USB stick Message-ID: <604643.78169.qm@web57402.mail.re1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <24393ae80706030809u23e037eo165abeb3889d7205@mail.gmail.com>
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--- Andrey Shuvikov <mr.hyro@gmail.com> wrote: > Did you copy it recursively (with sub-directories)? > If yes then you > didn't need to copy > /boot/grub separately. If no, you'll probably need > to copy at least > /boot/defaults . > And /boot/kernel as well if you really want to > boot... > > Andrey # In /boot I did cp -Rpv * /usb/boot #I'm not sure why it can get as far as the BTX loader #info, but can't manage to load the kernel. It clearly #can read the ufs2 now. I don't really know much about #the specifics of the startup process, but I thought #as soon as the loader was invoked, the first thing it #tries to do is load the kernel into memory. I just #double checked and the kernel is located on the stick #at USB/boot/kernel/kernel. This must have happened to #someone else before. -Fred p.s. just a shot in the dark, but does anyone think grub might not be able to load the kernel because it runs out of some kind of internal allotment of memory? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
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