Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:33:42 +0000 From: valentin_nils@be-known-online.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Filesystem layout with sperated /boot partition Message-ID: <20060403023342.ioc7cb6koeww8o4s@www.be-known-online.com>
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Hello FreeBSD Fans,
I wanted to create a new system and was thinking about the following layout.
Size | Mountpoint | Device name | File system
100M /boot /dev/ad2s1a UFS2+S
1024MB --- /dev/ad2s1b SWAP
15GB / /dev/ad2s1c UFS2
I want to put /boot on its own partition, but somehow I dont have a lot of luck.
I can install the OS, but when I reboot the bootloader will not boot.
No /boot/loader
...
Default: 0:ad(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel
boot:
No /boot/kernel/kernel
...
1) I wouldnt mind on which partition "/boot" or "/" sits or what its named, but
I would like to separate "/boot" on a different partition and it seems like it
wouldnt boot when I do this. Is this just a matter of updating the bootloader ?
Wouldnt the installer do that automatically ?
2) The part which I dont get is why is "/" always ad2s1a - even when I create
"/boot" first ? ("/boot" will become f.e. ad2s1d) and SWAP will become ad2s1b.
So what I end up with is something like
Size | Mountpoint | Device name | File system
15GB / /dev/ad2s1a UFS2
1024MB --- /dev/ad2s1b SWAP
100M /boot /dev/ad2s1d UFS2+S
Any replies much appreciated.
Best regards
Nils Valentin
http://www.be-known-online.com
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