Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:26:04 -0500 From: Adam Jacob Muller <freebsd-stable@adam.gs> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: freebsd / gpt boot Message-ID: <2A3A50FE-13F4-4AA7-976E-37354E5736B5@adam.gs>
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Hi, I'm trying to setup a system with a very large RAID array (total ~10TB), = I would ideally like to have the system boot directly off that 10TB = array, so i'm trying to get the system setup with GPT but running into = an issue. The initial pre-loader (boot0 I think? -- i'm not sure what this is = called) is unable to find loader at /boot/loader nor can it load = /boot/kernel/kernel Copying /boot/loader to /loader allows me to enter /loader at the = "boot:" prompt and the loader will load, however, its unable to load the = kernel. If I do an "ls" at the loader prompt I can see boot listed as a = directory (with a "d" before it) Trying to do "ls boot" inexplicably it says "boot: not a directory" re-applying my /boot/loader.conf settings (for some reason = vfs.root.mountfrom=3Dufs:/dev/label/root is required, or else I get a = mountroot>) and then: load /kernel boot does work, and lets the system boot normally and everything is as = expected (/boot is a directory etc). Anyone have any ideas about either of these things (the = vfs.root.mountfrom is minor i guess but i'm curious if they are = related?) Thanks in advance, -Adam
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