Re: Trouble getting new raid array to boot
> Then my answer would be missing MBR or boot blocks, an > active > partition alone won't make a system boot. it's just a > flag to say > which partition is bootable, but doesn't mean that the boot > flag > itself makes the partition boot. > > > fdisk(8) and bsdlabel(8) -- see the -B option to both. > > > If you have a dangerously dedicated disk, ignore > fdisk. If you don't > have a bsdlabel, ignore bsdlabel. > > I do both on any standard install. I set sade to install a FreeBSD boot manager. Just to be sure, I just tried fdisk -B aacd0 and bsdlabel -B aacd0s1 and I'm still getting the same invalid partition error. ___ 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"
Re: Trouble getting new raid array to boot
On 10/8/09, David LeCount wrote: >> Is the aac driver in the kernel, or loaded as a kld before >> you get >> past the boot blocks, and loader? > > It's built into the kernel. Then my answer would be missing MBR or boot blocks, an active partition alone won't make a system boot. it's just a flag to say which partition is bootable, but doesn't mean that the boot flag itself makes the partition boot. fdisk(8) and bsdlabel(8) -- see the -B option to both. If you have a dangerously dedicated disk, ignore fdisk. If you don't have a bsdlabel, ignore bsdlabel. I do both on any standard install. --TJ ___ 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"
Re: Trouble getting new raid array to boot
> Is the aac driver in the kernel, or loaded as a kld before > you get > past the boot blocks, and loader? It's built into the kernel. ___ 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"
Re: Trouble getting new raid array to boot
On 10/8/09, David LeCount wrote: > I just built an aac raid array. I partitioned the disk, set the partition as > active, and copied all my files to it with tar. I changed fstab on the new > drive to reflect the changes. When I try to boot to the array, it says > invalid partition. I've tried typing everything I could as the partition but > they all fail. I was going to try making a new install on the new partition > and then copy everything but I'm having unrelated problems with my burner. > What do I need to do to get this thing to boot up? Is the aac driver in the kernel, or loaded as a kld before you get past the boot blocks, and loader? --TJ ___ 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"
Trouble getting new raid array to boot
I just built an aac raid array. I partitioned the disk, set the partition as active, and copied all my files to it with tar. I changed fstab on the new drive to reflect the changes. When I try to boot to the array, it says invalid partition. I've tried typing everything I could as the partition but they all fail. I was going to try making a new install on the new partition and then copy everything but I'm having unrelated problems with my burner. What do I need to do to get this thing to boot up? ___ 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"
