Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 23:18:23 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Terry Eck <eck@dseg.ti.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to boot from hard drive using install boot disk Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970303231803.21192G-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.95.970302213824.20422C-100000@sc10.dseg.ti.com>
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On Sun, 2 Mar 1997, Terry Eck wrote: > Is there any way to boot a root partition located on the hard drive > using the install boot disk. I have / mounted on wd0s4. I've used > the fixit disk to mount / under /mnt and looked at the files. > Can anyone tell me what to enter at the boot prompt. It should > be something like "0:wd0s4 /kernel". Under linux I've been able to > boot from the install disk using "linux root=/dev/hda4" and I'd > like to do the same thing with FreeBSD. The reason is I've installed > the base system and it refuses to boot directly from the hard disk. > If I'm not making myself clear, could someone please let me know > and maybe I can rephrase my problem. Actually, you want wd(0,a)/kernel That should work...._should_. :) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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