Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:52:31 +0200 From: Mel <fbsd.hackers@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Matthias Apitz <matthias.apitz@oclc.org> Subject: Re: error 1 lba 752976 while booting from USB key to install Message-ID: <200807101652.32039.fbsd.hackers@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <20080710124658.GA10730@rebelion.Sisis.de> References: <20080710124658.GA10730@rebelion.Sisis.de>
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On Thursday 10 July 2008 14:46:58 Matthias Apitz wrote: > Hello, > > I've some server (a 2 years old HP NAT 1000s storage system) and > I want to drop the installed W2k system and re-install it with > FreeBSD 7.0R and later use it as a central backup-system with > Bacula. > > The problem is that this server has no CD or DVD device, but can > (theoretically) boot from external USB CD/DVD (which I don't have > either); > > so I cam up with the idea to boot from that USB key I have used to > install 7.0-REL on that eeePC, i.e. the USB key works fine in any > laptop; on the HP NAT 1000s storage system it says: > > FreBSD/i386 > Default: 0:ad(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel > boot: error 1 lba 752976 > No /boot/kernel/kernel Let me ask a stupid question: why is it trying to access an ATA/ATAPI disk, not an USB (scsi da(4)) disk. Can you boot via: 0:da(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel Or variants of those, see boot(8) for the syntax explanation. -- Mel
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