Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:14:29 -0800 (PST) From: odilist@sonic.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Can't make raid array bootable Message-ID: <12284.69.12.157.6.1172463269.squirrel@webmail.sonic.net> In-Reply-To: <20070226003739.BD13116A405@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20070226003739.BD13116A405@hub.freebsd.org>
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Hi, I've tried transferring my system (6.0) to an Nvidia hardware raid array of two SATA drives on an Asus A8N-E motherboard, following the instructions in the FAQ. I can't seem to use fdisk to make the array bootable, or to rewrite the master boot record. It claims to write the information to disk and then, when I check again, nothing has stuck. I have tried fdisk -B -b ar0, boot0cfg -s 1 ar0, boot0cfg -B ar0, and probably many other things in the course of the day, but so far I am rewarded only with: Invalid partition Invalid partition No boot/loader Boot defaults to an ad(0,a) which doesn't exist. Further, diskeditor has just started showing two partitions, one which is the primary of the raid and the other being the array itself. As the raid section of the handbook says "the disk(s) will look like a single drive to FreeBSD," this concerns me. Would anyone have any ideas? Oliver
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