Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 04:20:08 +0000 From: valentin_nils@be-known-online.com To: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Filesystem layout with sperated /boot partition Message-ID: <20060403042008.b9o0l7zynfsw4484@www.be-known-online.com> In-Reply-To: <d7195cff0604021958g78ab75e3j739449298efcc4f0@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060403023342.ioc7cb6koeww8o4s@www.be-known-online.com> <d7195cff0604021958g78ab75e3j739449298efcc4f0@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello, <snip> > > Because it instinctively (without the MBR boot manager) > looks for /boot/kernel/kernel in the first partition of the > first active slice on the first drive. But I have choosen to install the Boot loader. ;-o >> ... >> >> 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 > > Why you would want to do this is a bit unclear. I would like to use different mount option later on each partitions - just for the fun of it ;-). That wouldnt be possible if all is on one partititon. Would that make any sense ? > <snip> > > That's a sysinstall thing. If you were to muck about > and install your base system without sysinstall you > could place it wherever. And it probably still won't > boot. So whats the solution to this ??? Not installing FreeBSD ? Develop my own Boot loader ? > > Part of the reason linux wants to make /boot its > own partition is their ugly habit of not seperating > anything else from root. > I decide not to comment on this anymore. I didnt came here to start a flame war of the OS's. Let's not go down that road (most come back uglier than before), lets focus on the technical issue instead. Best regards Nils Valentin http://www.be-known-online.com
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