From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 14 10:59:39 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F41F16A4D0 for ; Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:59:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay11-dav35.bay11.hotmail.com [64.4.39.65]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E4EF43D46 for ; Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:59:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from benbenik@msn.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 14 Mar 2005 02:59:38 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 145.94.35.47 by BAY11-DAV35.phx.gbl with DAV; Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:59:38 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [145.94.35.47] X-Originating-Email: [benbenik@msn.com] X-Sender: benbenik@msn.com From: "Ben" To: Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:54:34 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 1 X-MSMail-Priority: High X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2741.2600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2742.200 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Mar 2005 10:59:38.0473 (UTC) FILETIME=[EA7C3590:01C52884] X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:20:37 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: New I/O mobo X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:59:39 -0000 Dear members, I'll bash in right away. Here is what happend: 1) I replaced my old motherboard with a new one, and reconnected all = components, that where on the old board, to the new one. 2) Booting did go well, till the message: "Root mount failed". 3) I redifined the mount points of / /tmp /var /usr via Index>label and = toggled N to Y (Boot-cd), just like it was on installation. 4) Booting didn't go well, so I let the boot-cd create a new MBR. 5) System started up fine, but all users are gone, no root-password = needs to be given when loggin in, mount directories of previous = harddisks are gone. Bottom line, I don't recognize my old system's = directory structure, it's like a new system. (No, I din't format, = re-sliced, etc). Questions: a) What to do to get a system up and running after putting a harddisk on = another (S)ATA channel on the motherboard? (So, I don't screw up next = time). b) How could I get my old system back, or this not possible because I = screwed up? My system: Old board ABIT BX-133, new Abit VA6 FreeBSD 5.3 RC1. Already installed, so no new installation. Disk with OS: MAXTOR 40GB. I searched freebsd.org, google.com and several forums. No relevant = information could be retrieved by me. Thank you very much for your time. Kind regards, Ben