The partitions are definitely there. they show in linux. I can't mount them on it. The partition is flagged active too. And it is the only OS on the disk On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Stefan Sperling <s...@stsp.name> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 04:51:25AM -0700, sameer.indirock wrote: > > I have a laptop with win, linux and open solaris on it. > > using this laptop i tried to install openbsd to my external harddrive > which > > has no OS. > > There was no error in the installation process. > > but when i try booting from the external drive i get error message grub > > error 22. > > You still have grub installed in the MBR of the external disk. > You need to install a new MBR on the external disk. > > Boot the OpenBSD install media again to run fdisk. > Carefully read the fdisk(8) man page, you want the -u option. > > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fdisk&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html > This man page is also available inside the install media, see the > 'manual' command inside fdisk. > > If it still does not boot, make sure you have the partition on > the external disk that OpenBSD is installed in is flagged as active. > Again, refer to the fdisk man page on how to do this. > > > my boot processes from the first hard drive are still successful though. > > Make sure to know what you are doing. > Do not run fdisk on the wrong drive or you might have a problem > booting the first drive, too. > > See also http://openbsd.org/faq/faq3.html#FirstSys > If this is your first OpenBSD install you might want to try > a simpler setup first, with an internal drive instead of an > external one. > > Good luck, > Stefan
