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 _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
