grub-install fails due to wrong target disk

2011-12-28 Thread Thomas H.
hi i'm trying to install debian gnu/kfreebsd on a sun x4100 server with two sas controllers and an attached j4200 JBOD storage. the disk layout on the server is as following: 2x LSI SAS controllers: - SAS1064 (Bus 02, Dev 03, Fnc 00) - Phy 00: Hitachi 146G SAS Disk (boot drive) - Phy 01:

Re: grub-install fails due to wrong target disk

2011-12-29 Thread Thomas H.
On 29/12/11 01:42, Thomas H. wrote: it should use grub-install --no-floppy --force "/dev/da6" is there a way to run grub-install manually from a 2nd console during the installation, or any other way to get grub2 installed on /dev/da6? Hi Thomas, If you Alt-F2/F3 into a spare

Re: grub-install fails due to wrong target disk

2011-12-29 Thread Thomas H.
i selected /dev/da6s1 as the zfs root partition. unfortunately, during grub2 installation, the installer tries to setup grub in /dev/da0 instead of /dev/da6, which fails. instead of grub-install --no-floppy --force "/dev/da0" it should use grub-install --no-floppy --force "/dev/da6" There