From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 14 15:56:21 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 314F4D87 for ; Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:56:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nox@jelal.kn-bremen.de) Received: from smtp.kn-bremen.de (gelbbaer.kn-bremen.de [78.46.108.116]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFCA12237 for ; Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:56:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kn-bremen.de (Postfix, from userid 10) id 2412C1E007B7; Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:56:19 +0200 (CEST) Received: from enceladus10.kn-bremen.de (noident@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by enceladus10.kn-bremen.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r9EFsS51065273; Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:54:28 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from nox@enceladus10.kn-bremen.de) Received: (from nox@localhost) by enceladus10.kn-bremen.de (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id r9EFsRIk065272; Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:54:27 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from nox) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:54:27 +0200 (CEST) From: Juergen Lock Message-Id: <201310141554.r9EFsRIk065272@enceladus10.kn-bremen.de> To: mueller6724@bellsouth.net Subject: Re: BE Loader Menu (was Re: rcs) X-Newsgroups: local.list.freebsd.current In-Reply-To: <59.81.16944.C6136525@cdptpa-oedge02> References: <60177810-8DC4-4EA3-8040-A834B79039D2@orthanc.ca> <52538EDC.2080001@freebsd.org> <52541202.3010707@mu.org> <20131008.170444.74714516.sthaug@nethelp.no> <52542BD4.5070706@FreeBSD.org> <52542E1D.9000000@mu.org> <52555D1C.8010407@freebsd.org> <52558577.5020401@allanjude.com> <52558779.2070203@pcbsd.org> <517D65A3D61F684FAE2B2EC2D2DA06C3@fisglobal.com> <13CA24D6AB415D428143D44749F57D720FC4B2A3@LTCFISWMSGMB21.FNFIS.com> Organization: home Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, "Teske, Devin" , Kris Moore X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:56:21 -0000 In article <59.81.16944.C6136525@cdptpa-oedge02> you write: >Sorry for previous typo in From: line, missing right angle bracket at end. >Then, in a finger error, I resent that message just before finding the error and making the needed correction. > >from Devin Teske: > >> I'm late to the party again ;D (didn't realize the rcs thread had turned BE) > >> Both problems can be solved. >> The loading of the kernel *after* choosing your boot device is trivial. >> We've been doing it at $work for *years* (almost a decade?) > >> I can put that in, whenever. Probably at the same time as implementing >> the live/dynamic BE menus for selecting the root device. > >I'd like to know how to boot FreeBSD >= 9.1 with grub2. > >Following the instructions under $PORTSDIR/sysutils/grub2 > >insmod ufs2 >set root=(hd0,gpt3) >kfreebsd /boot/loader >boot > >stopped working around FreeBSD 9.1-stable. > If you mean it loads the kernel but then crashes instead of booting it then your grub2 version is missing this fix: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=699002 >I used Super Grub2 Disk image on the System Rescue CD written to USB stick. > A super grub disk beta version with the mentioned fix is here: https://forja.cenatic.es/frs/?group_id=204 (2.00s1b6, it also has fixed autodetection of FreeBSD installs.) >Recently, I built sysutils/grub2, ran mkrescue, wrote that image to the System Rescue USB stick and made the entry in /syslinux/syslinux.cfg, but haven't tested that yet. > >What is the method you or PC-BSD uses? > PC-BSD uses (more or less?) the sysutils/grub2 port that has the above fix. (as well as zfs patches etc.) >I want to use it on FreeBSD 9.2 and 10-current. > >I tried visiting pcbsd.org website but couldn't find any details. > >Tom > HTH, :) Juergen