Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:17:15 -0700 From: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Boot Loader Issue Message-ID: <CAHu1Y71GjMjZFoiSan9dg3Ohkc6PkiPpOgaD9bNs0Wo3rSLmhA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20130624011212.2481df7e.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <DF35C473-CC17-4A32-9F28-B50F62F6C03A@lafn.org> <20130624011212.2481df7e.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:47:53 -0700, Doug Hardie wrote: >> I need to alter mountroot so it tries the right partition/slice. >> How do I do that? I couldn't find anything in the handbook on that. > > You need to install the GPT boot code, e. g. > > # gpart add -t freebsd-boot -l gpboot -b 40 -s 512K ad0 Why the offset? Why 512k? > # gpart bootcode -b /boot/pmbr -p /boot/gptboot -i 1 ad0 I think it's simpler to make an entry in /boot/loader.conf: vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/ada0s1a"
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