From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 20 06:26:58 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BC021065675 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:26:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@rhavenn.net) Received: from smtp114.dfw.emailsrvr.com (smtp114.dfw.emailsrvr.com [67.192.241.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0A488FC15 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:26:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp11.relay.dfw1a.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 6432CD0C5F for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:07:22 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: OK Received: by smtp11.relay.dfw1a.emailsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: rhavenn-AT-rhavenn.net) with ESMTPSA id 3AE9CD0BD4 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:07:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by vash.rhavenn.local (Postfix, from userid 1001) id D686116A4; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:07:18 -0900 (AKST) Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:07:18 -0900 From: Henrik Hudson To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20101220060718.GA3103@alucard.int.rhavenn.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: Subject: freebsd bootloader / boot0cfg and multiple disks? 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, 20 Dec 2010 06:26:58 -0000 I'm trying to get the FreeBSD boot loader to to boot off multiple disks, but I can't seem to get it to see my 3rd disk. FreeBSD 8.2-PRE amd64; stock kernel with sound card, ahci and PF added disk layout: ada0: freebsd main install (/, /tmp, /var, /usr, /home, swap) ada1: freebsd data disk ada2: win7 with ada2s1 being the "boot" 100MB, ada2s2 and ada2s3 being partitions How can I get boot0cfg to try and boot the 3rd disk, ada2s1? I added the 3rd disk after already having the first 2 setup and installed. Normally, I install Windows first and boot0cfg picks it up fine, but not this time :) The man page shows how to install a boot MBR on a disk and to reference the slices, but I can't seem to see how to reference a 2nd or 3rd disk. The default install picks up the 2nd disk (FreeBSD data), but obviously can't boot from that. So, it does seem to be able to redirect to other disks. I tried doing a boot0cfg -Bv -s 1 ada2, but that seems to just install a MBR on ada2 and it never gets picked up on ada0 boot menu. grub isn't supported on amd64 and grub2 seems to be all "wizards" and secondary "config" files :( Henrik -- Henrik Hudson lists@rhavenn.net ----------------------------------------- "God, root, what is difference?" Pitr; UF