Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 15:55:00 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1047246901.8cfa85@mired.org> To: chad@shire.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, chad@pengar.com Subject: Re: partition is "e" should be "a" -- how to fix? Message-ID: <15973.8372.371147.943043@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <E18qK2V-0005lp-00@xmission.xmission.com> References: <E18qK2V-0005lp-00@xmission.xmission.com>
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In <E18qK2V-0005lp-00@xmission.xmission.com>, Chad Leigh <chad@xmission.com> typed: > I have sent this three or four times already in the last 30 hours and > never seen it show up in the list... I am trying sending from a different > account. I haven't seen it before. [system having root on da0s1e partition not booting.] Yup. One of the few magic partitions is root - it has to be a for the system to boot > How do I fix this? How do I change the root partition from using "e" to > "a"? I would think I could use disklabel to map the "a" partition to the > same range of blocks as the "e" partition, remake the special dev files, > and be done with it. Yup, that's the way you fix it. > However, I am wanting some second opinions on this, > and since I am not a disklabel guru, some guidance on how to use disklabel > without screwing up my system would be appreciated. Basically, run "disklabel -e /dev/da0s1". That will create a temporary file with the disklabel in it, and open an editor on that file. Delete the line - if it exists - for a, copy the e line to where it was, and then change the initial e to an a. Then save the file and exit the editor. Fix your fstab to refer to da0s1a instead of da0s1e, and reboot. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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