Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 15:43:04 -0800 From: matt@msg.ucsf.edu To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: can bad disk label on nonboot disk prevent booting? Message-ID: <20000303154304.C831@mello.ucsf.edu>
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System: 3.4-release boot disk = wd0 on IDE controller external disks: da0, da1 on 2940u2w controller. i installed da0, da1 and had them working fine. i rebooted. now i can't boot the OS when these external disks are connected. yes, i'm still booting from wd0. i can't even boot from CD. i get to the prompt "F1 for FreeBSD, F5 for Disk1" or something like that. F1 should be wd0. i try to boot from it and i get about 1/2 a screenful of hex and then "system halted" can a bad disklabel or fdisk info or something on these external disks keep me from booting from a disk on an entirely different bus? wd0 is an IDE disk. with da0 & da1 off, i can boot off wd0 just fine. i seem to be stuck b/c if i need to write a new label or fdisk info i need to have the disks connected. if connected, the system doesn't boot, not even from CD. ---matt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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