Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:48:59 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot boot - creating partition and installing FreeBSD is [solved] Message-ID: <1354279739.3059.163.camel@q> In-Reply-To: <50B8A1CB.3010007@thanelange.no> References: <1353795280.2662.12.camel@q> <20121124233520.7ad4b4be.freebsd@edvax.de> <1353798889.2662.46.camel@q> <20121125002717.11a61c8d.freebsd@edvax.de> <1353807268.2773.16.camel@q> <20121125131908.671f6d31.freebsd@edvax.de> <1353846552.2508.23.camel@q> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211251322500.23965@wonkity.com> <1353877782.2508.225.camel@q> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211251421160.23965@wonkity.com> <1354029192.2827.11.camel@q> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211270901130.56247@wonkity.com> <1354046327.2528.15.camel@q> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211271653330.60249@wonkity.com> <1354086404.2528.89.camel@q> <1354119648.3152.4.camel@q> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211280923390.66068@wonkity.com> <1354156932.2393.22.camel@q> <87fw3tj9m1.fsf@oak.localnet> <50B8A1CB.3010007@thanelange.no>
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On Fri, 2012-11-30 at 13:08 +0100, Gyrd Thane Lange wrote: > On 29.11.2012 05:50, Carl Johnson wrote: > > Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> writes: > > > >> Installing PC-BSD 8.2 x64 did work without issues. I unchecked the > >> bootloader install. Linux grub legacy until now is unable to boot BSD, > >> because of "Error17: Cannot mount selected partition" > >> > >> spinymouse@q:~$ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst > >> timeout 8 > >> default 0 > >> color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue > >> > >> title FreeBSD > >> root (hd0,a) > >> kernel /boot/loader > >> > >> [snip] > >> > >> Linux only recognize the slice, but not what's inside it: > >> spinymouse@q:~$ sudo fdisk -l > > > > You might want to try a chainloader boot from grub. The following is a > > chainloader rule that I have used, as well as a normal loader boot. I > > use the loader boot, but I also tested the chainloader boot. You will > > need a ufs2_stage1_5 file in your grub directory for a loader boot, and > > linux grub might not have it available. > > > > title FreeBSD, sda3 (oak) chainloader > > root (hd1,2) > > chainloader +1 > > boot > > > > title FreeBSD, sda3 (oak) /boot/loader > > root (hd1,2,a) > > kernel /boot/loader > > boot > > In case you have not got it working yet, I can offer a glimmer of hope > by telling how I managed to multi boot Linux and FreeBSD on MBR logical > partitions. > > By using the grub patch at: > > <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=158362>; > ports/158362: sysutils/grub [patch] allow GRUB to boot FreeBSD from an > extended partition > > You must rebuild and reinstall grub (from Linux I guess). > > My install is fairly old and from the days when sysutils/grub at least > was installable from within FreeBSD i386. The patch itself does not > touch FreeBSD sources, only grub. So I expect it will build from any > OS/machine that can build grub. > > When installed I can boot FreeBSD from an MBR logical partition like so: > > title FreeBSD CURRENT (amd64) (disk1, logical partition s11) > root (hd0,10,a) > kernel /boot/loader > boot > > Depending upon how recent version of FreeBSD you have installed you may > have to config the FreeBSD loader to find its root file system. > 10-CURRENT should be okay. > > Best regards, > Gyrd ^_^ Hi :) I didn't work on my machine, but will continue today or tomorrow. FWIW I told the PC-BSD installer not to install a bootloader, do I have to install a FreeBSD loader now, or is it already installed? On Debian users mailing list I got some replies with recommendations too. Thank you! Ralf
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