Re: Can't find kernel, finds slices but no files on them

2012-09-20 Thread Fritiof Hedman
On 20 September 2012 00:59, Polytropon wrote: > On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:22:20 +0200, Fritiof Hedman wrote: >> On 19 September 2012 23:37, Polytropon wrote: >> > On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:28:30 +0200, Fritiof Hedman wrote: >> >> Hi list! >> >> >> >> I must warn you, I'm quite new to FreeBSD (I'm mostl

Re: Can't find kernel, finds slices but no files on them

2012-09-19 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 19/09/2012 23:59, Polytropon wrote: > The terminology is simple and as follows: > > A disk is a disk, e. g. /dev/ad0. > > A slice is a "DOS primary partition" on the disk, e. g. /dev/ad0s1. > > A partition is a subdivision of a slice, e. g. /dev/ad0s1a. > > Partitions can be used without a s

Re: Can't find kernel, finds slices but no files on them

2012-09-19 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:22:20 +0200, Fritiof Hedman wrote: > On 19 September 2012 23:37, Polytropon wrote: > > On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:28:30 +0200, Fritiof Hedman wrote: > >> Hi list! > >> > >> I must warn you, I'm quite new to FreeBSD (I'm mostly using Linux > >> otherwise). I have inherited an old

Re: Can't find kernel, finds slices but no files on them

2012-09-19 Thread Fritiof Hedman
On 19 September 2012 23:37, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:28:30 +0200, Fritiof Hedman wrote: >> Hi list! >> >> I must warn you, I'm quite new to FreeBSD (I'm mostly using Linux >> otherwise). I have inherited an old (yes, very old) BSD 4.7 machine on >> my work that I need to clone. I

Re: Can't find kernel, finds slices but no files on them

2012-09-19 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:28:30 +0200, Fritiof Hedman wrote: > Hi list! > > I must warn you, I'm quite new to FreeBSD (I'm mostly using Linux > otherwise). I have inherited an old (yes, very old) BSD 4.7 machine on > my work that I need to clone. I've setuped an identical copy of the > slices on the

Can't find kernel, finds slices but no files on them

2012-09-19 Thread Fritiof Hedman
Hi list! I must warn you, I'm quite new to FreeBSD (I'm mostly using Linux otherwise). I have inherited an old (yes, very old) BSD 4.7 machine on my work that I need to clone. I've setuped an identical copy of the slices on the target machine, ran dump the source machine and restore on the target

Re: Can't Find Kernel

2006-09-03 Thread Jeff Rollin
On 03/09/06, Andy Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [I'm not sure if this got sent becvause I just got a message saying that since I wasn't a member, a message entitled "No Subject" was waiting approval. I think I'm a member now, but if this email went out twice, I appologize] Hi guys, I had

Can't Find Kernel

2006-09-03 Thread Andy Street
[I'm not sure if this got sent becvause I just got a message saying that since I wasn't a member, a message entitled "No Subject" was waiting approval. I think I'm a member now, but if this email went out twice, I appologize] Hi guys, I had installed FreeBSD in my schools computer systems lab,

Can't Find Kernel

2006-09-02 Thread Andy Street
Hi guys, I had installed FreeBSD in my schools computer systems lab, so I decided to install it at home as a dual boot with Solaris 10, already installed on half the HD. I downloaded the images off FreeBSD.org, burned them to CD's, and then did a post burn md5sum on them to make sure they burned

3rd stage boot loader can't find kernel after 'make installworld'

2004-03-15 Thread thatcher hubbard
On an older Dell PowerEdge 1300, single 36GB hard disk connected through a PERC controller. Installed from the 5.2.1-RELEASE ISO. The machine installs fine, has no troubles getting at the disk through the 'amr' device. I get CVSup on the machine, synch my source, do a 'make buildworld' with