Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 13:16:39 -0500 (EST) From: "Joe \"Marcus\" Clarke" <marcus@miami.edu> To: FreeBSD User Questions List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: 3.1 boot loader question Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.05.9902211306090.21211-100000@jaguar.ir.miami.edu>
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I am running 3.1-RELEASE on a system with a mix of IDE and SCSI drives. Everytime I boot, the kernel loads, then tries to switch root to da1s1a. This is an invalid root. Root should be on da0s1a. I have even compiled into the kernel root on da0, but that does not seem to help. There have been two ways I found to correct this: 1. create a /boot.config file with 1:da(0,a)/kernel in it 2. get to a boot loader prompt and set root_disk_unit=0 Both work, but here is my question. With solution 1, I don't get access to the cool new boot loader. I rather like it, and would like to be able to use it from time to time. With option 2, I can't autoboot the system. IT seems I always have to get to a prompt and set that variable. Is there a way to save that variable for each boot, or is there a way to make FreeBSD use da0s1a as root and still use the new BTX loader? Thanks. Here are some boot loader stats: disk 0: Floppy drive disk 1: IDE internal C: drive with Windows 95 disk 2: SCSI external D: drive with one partition and the following slices slice a: FFS (/) slice b: swap slice e: FFS (/var) slice f: FFS (/usr) slice g: FFS (/usr/local) slice h: FFS (/home) disk 3: IDE internal E: drive with one partition and the following slices slice e: FFS (/usr/ports) slice f: FFS (/usr/src) disk 4: SCSI external ZIP drive FAT 32 currdev is set to disk2s1a, but it always panics trying to change root to da1s1a. Joe Clarke To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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