Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 12:01:30 -0600 From: Hal Snyder <hal@vailsys.com> To: Timothy Moore <moore@WOLFENET.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding a second, bootable disk Message-ID: <3274F4FA.612D@vailsys.com> References: <199610271803.KAA25571@gonzo.wolfenet.com>
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Timothy Moore wrote: > > Hi, > I've added a 4gig SCSI drive to my FreeBSD (mostly) 2.1.5-release > system for the purpose of installing current. I think I'm clear on > the procedure described in Greg Lehey's "The Complete FreeBSD". > However, what seems to be missing is how to make the second disk > bootable using the userland tools. I spent many happy hours getting this to work with 2.1.5R. I never got booteasy to work with the second drive, but here's a summary of the rest: http://www.vailsys.com/bsd/booter.html > I guess an alternative is to use /stand/sysinstall. My /stand is > pretty old, dating from around 2.0.5. Is it safe to use for this > purpose, or should I rebuild sysintall from the 2.1.5 sources? Is > anything else needed besides the sysinstall binary? I have not had success mixing old sysinstall with newer system bits.
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