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.mard...@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 _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"