Invalid Partion - help on setting up loader
Trish
failte at sentex.net
Fri Dec 26 08:13:33 PST 2003
Hi Rob, my post was in no way intended to denigrate the worthy efforts
of those who have gone before. It just seems that any technical
question has a response of read the manual and post elsewhere..so it
was simply a tongue in cheek way of asking..what CAN you do here? :)
Regards,
Trish
Friday, December 26, 2003, 10:55:23 AM, you wrote:
rc> Hi, Trish;
rc> This is a good question, and one that I've pondered too.
rc> I think the people who developed the charter for this list
rc> had premonitions of it becoming the "cliff notes" version
rc> of the handbook for those who would intend to bypass the learning
rc> process. So, in fairness to those who worked so hard preparing
rc> the handbook and others who donate their time writing articles
rc> and how-tos; this list isn't just a quick overview/summary.
rc> Put yourself in the shoes of those before us who have taken
rc> the initiative to give us such awesome resources at a click
rc> of the mouse, would it give them a sense of fulfillment to
rc> know that newbies were too lazy to read through the work?
rc> All I'm saying is that as new members of this community we
rc> should not burden the gurus with our day to day questions.
rc> We should exhaust every possible resource before posing a
rc> question. When we must pose a question, it should be well
rc> written and concise; it should show that we've at least
rc> taken every measure to solve the problem/issue prior to
rc> seeking assistance.
rc> Best Regards,
rc> Rob
>> Okay...I've been toying with this question for quite some time...ever
>> since I over-optimistically subscribed to this newsgroup as a way of
>> mentally preparing myself to do an install of freeBSD.
>>
>> Every time a person posts a how-to question in this group...they get
>> directed elsewhere. Just what IS this group for? Seems to be that
>> all you're allowed to do here is post such things as:
>>
>> "Hey...you're a newbie? I'M a newbie too!!!"
>>
>> "You're having a tough time with freeBSD? Hey...me too! But...I'll
>> have to meet you in the OTHER newsgroup to tell you what KIND of hard
>> time...."
>>
>> I've seen many people redirected, graciously, to the handbook (thank
>> GOD there's a handbook...) and the "other" newsgroup. Wouldn't it be
>> quicker to simply say that the freebsd-newbies group is simply another
>> way of saying... RTFM?
>>
>> Seems like this should really be a group where people come in and say
>> "Hi...I'm Bob. I just installed freeBSD" and the rest of you go..."Hi
>> BOB!! RFTM!" and show him to the next room. Well..unless his/her
rc> name
>> isn't Bob.
>>
>> Merry Christmas everybody (Happy Holidays to those of other
>> faiths/cultures and those who are easily offended) and when I'm ready
rc> to install freeBSD...I'll know there's a handbook...and
>> a higher power to turn to. :)
>>
>> In all seriousness...have appreciated the ready help that always seems
>> available to everyone...I just don't get WTF this group is for!! :)
>>
>> Trish
>>
>> Friday, December 26, 2003, 9:53:54 AM, you wrote:
>>
>> rc> Hi,
>>
>> rc> You've posted to the wrong list (see newbie's FAK). . .
>>
>> rc> Also, there are sections of the handbook that deal with this
>>
>> rc> and other aspects of setting up the boot loader and partition
>>
>> rc> scheme. If you still have questions after perusing the relevent
>>
>> rc> sections of the handbook, please post to the questions list.
>>
>> rc> Happy Holidays,
>>
>> rc> Rob
>>
>> >> Hi list. Merry Christmas!!
>> >>
>> >> This is my first post on a Freebsd Mailing List, so don't be too
>> rc> harsh on me if my ettiquette isn't acceptable.
>> >>
>> >> Ok, I guess I'll get to the heart of this post:
>> >>
>> >> I'm trying to figure out how to boot 5-releng-1 alongside my 4-
rc> stable
>> rc> slice.
>> >>
>> >> After a surprisingly successful buildworld/kernel, installworld, I
>> rc> used /stand/sysinstall to fdisk/disklabel the appropriate
rc> partitions.
>> rc> By the way, both slices exist on the same disk.
>> >>
>> >> Booting to stable was fine, however, booting to current gave me:
>> >>
>> >> invalid partion
>> >>
>> >> I was, however, able to get it to work, when I pointed the boot to
>> rc> 0:ad(2,e)/boot/loader (which is the location of my current's root
>> rc> partition.)
>> >>
>> >> I'm happy with how my current installation went, but I may have
>> rc> missed a crucial step along the way.
>> >>
>> >> Any advice welcome
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>> Trish mailto:failte at sentex.net
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