Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2022 16:41:23 -0700 From: paul beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: making a disk/slice bootable Message-ID: <CAMtcK2r4L3SCba4EZt73=F2=fnBnEPGvEL3GCM_38R8_e5meXg@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I have been mirroring the virtual disk in a FreeBSD vm for a couple of years and the main disk got corrupted. The mirrored disk doesn't boot, says it can't find a kernel, so I think I missed out on an additional step, writing an MBR or boot sector, perhaps. The files are all there if I mount them from a VM with FreeBSD.I assume there is a way to make a mountable disk bootable. fdisk and gpart are available but it's been a long time since I messed around with those. -- Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/ [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I have been mirroring the virtual disk in a FreeBSD vm for a couple of years and the main disk got corrupted. The mirrored disk doesn't boot, says it can't find a kernel, so I think I missed out on an additional step, writing an MBR or boot sector, perhaps. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The files are all there if I mount them from a VM with FreeBSD.I assume there is a way to make a mountable disk bootable. fdisk and gpart are available but it's been a long time since I messed around with those. </div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#888888"></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Paul Beard / <a href="http://www.paulbeard.org/" target="_blank">www.paulbeard.org/</a><br></div></div>
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