From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 3 02:33:42 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 3D95716A400 for ; Mon, 3 Apr 2006 02:33:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from valentin_nils@be-known-online.com) Received: from hw2.deuceswilddesigns.com (hw2.deuceswilddesigns.com [204.15.166.100]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0A1343D46 for ; Mon, 3 Apr 2006 02:33:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from valentin_nils@be-known-online.com) Received: from cpanel by hw2.deuceswilddesigns.com with local (Exim 4.52) id 1FQEsw-0005eW-4e for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:33:42 +0000 Received: from 127.0.0.1 ([127.0.0.1]) by www.be-known-online.com (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:33:42 +0000 Message-ID: <20060403023342.ioc7cb6koeww8o4s@www.be-known-online.com> Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:33:42 +0000 From: valentin_nils@be-known-online.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-2022-JP Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.0.3) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - hw2.deuceswilddesigns.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [32001 500] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - be-known-online.com X-Source: /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php X-Source-Args: /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/php /usr/local/cpanel/base/horde/imp/compose.php X-Source-Dir: :/base/horde/imp Subject: Filesystem layout with sperated /boot partition X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:33:42 -0000 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