Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:44:19 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RME audio card user new to FreeBSD Message-ID: <1353710659.11101.58.camel@q> In-Reply-To: <201211232214.qANMEh7x030303@triton8.kn-bremen.de> References: <50AFD823.2050203@freebsd.org> <201211232214.qANMEh7x030303@triton8.kn-bremen.de>
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On Fri, 2012-11-23 at 23:14 +0100, Juergen Lock wrote: > Btw there is another solution to this problem: while loader(8) > cannot boot from 'extended' slices, grub2 actually can if you > tell it to load kernel and klds itself instead of chainloading > loader. Only there is a bug preventing 9.1/amd64 and later kernels > from starting so you either need to add a patch to grub 2.00 or use > grub bzr. The patch I mirrored here: > > http://people.freebsd.org/~nox/tmp/grub2-paste_180121.patch > > Here is an example to have grub2 load kernel and klds itself: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-multimedia/2011-March/011828.html > > (use 'set root=(hd0,5)' etc instead of 'set root=(hd0,1)' for an > extended slice.) > > PR to update the sysutils/grub2 port to 2.00 + bugfix: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/170417 > > (tho I atually have debian Linux on that box too and just installed > grub 2.00 manually there with the patch.) Hi Juergen, thank you. If possible I'll avoid to install GRUB 2, I hate GRUB 2. If possible I'll stay with GRUB legacy or use something similar, e.g. Syslinux. I want a clear configuration for the menu. The menu must not! be automatically generated, since this is impossible for my needs. I experienced GRUB 2 as a PITA and only would use it, if there will be no other bootloader that is to my taste. Tomorrow I might read the FreeBSD handbook and install FreeBSD. Regards, Ralf
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