From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 26 17:46:47 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D361016A416 for ; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:46:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77FE313C49D for ; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:46:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l1QHk8AH011424; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:46:08 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070226114500.0250ee08@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:45:55 -0600 To: odilist@sonic.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <12284.69.12.157.6.1172463269.squirrel@webmail.sonic.net> References: <20070226003739.BD13116A405@hub.freebsd.org> <12284.69.12.157.6.1172463269.squirrel@webmail.sonic.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Can't make raid array bootable 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, 26 Feb 2007 17:46:48 -0000 Check your BIOS, many system boards are configured to NOT allow writes to the boot area as a way to protect against virus's and malware. -Derek At 10:14 PM 2/25/2007, odilist@sonic.net wrote: >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 > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.