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Date:      Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:22:08 +0200
From:      Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Robert Lebovich <robert@prokk.net>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD installation doesn't work
Message-ID:  <200809181922.09168.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
In-Reply-To: <20080918142643.GA50891@owl.midgard.homeip.net>
References:  <op.uhogjianc0kikg@robert.office.prokk.net> <20080918142643.GA50891@owl.midgard.homeip.net>

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On Thursday 18 September 2008 16:26:43 Erik Trulsson wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 03:49:37PM +0300, Robert Lebovich wrote:
> > I'm trying to install freeBSD on my pc, but after the installation it
> > doesn't boot. It can't find the kernel.
> > I think it is the problem with my partitioning. i'm trying this order:
> > /boot
> > swap
> > /
> > /var
> > /usr
> > Can you help me how to install in this order?
>
> Do not make a '/boot' partition separate from '/'.
> It won't work.

that's aside from the fact that the root partition '/' always has to be the 
first partition, for the simple reason that everything else is mounted on top 
of it.

For the same reason:
/dev/ad1se	/usr/local ....
/dev/ad1sf	/usr

will not work.
For this particular case (root not first mount), sysinstall could be made 
smarter.

-- 
Mel

Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
    and never get to the software part.



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