Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 22:42:36 +0000 (GMT) From: Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.demon.co.uk> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Cc: bugs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 Bug ? Message-ID: <199603152242.WAA00206@fairlite.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199603152031.VAA02200@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Mar 15, 96 09:31:42 pm
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> > I have OS/2 Boot Manager installed with the following > > > > wd0 > > sd0 > > sd1 > > sd2 > > sd3 > > > > I have installed FreeBSD successfully onto sd2, but when rebooting > > and OS/2 Boot Manager then loads the FreeBSD Boot Manager, it always > > insists on loading from sd(3,a)/kernel. Which it isn't and fails to mount > > the root partition. > > It's rather a BIOS bug... Bruce Evans posted a generic solution for > the bootblocks about a week ago to freebsd-current. You should be > able to find it in the mailing list archives, the subject was > > booting from sd5 when wd3 is also installed > > In addition, you could wire down the SCSI disk at ID 2 to be > recognized by FreeBSD as sd3 (and thus match the BIOS' idea). See the > LINT config file for the semantics on wired SCSI devices. > How can this be a BIOS bug ? Linux boots fine from sd0, OS/2 boots fine from sd1. I have a 2940 with its bios enabled therefore.. 0x80 is wd0 0x81 is sd0 0x82 is sd1 0x83 is sd2 0x84 is sd3 Alan.home | help
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