Re: Resetting bootloader on a CF

2011-09-01 Thread Michael Sierchio
It occurs to me that there may be a couple of other wrinkles. There are kernel boot parameters that tell which kind of console to use, and there are switches you can twiddle in /boot/loader.conf, notably #console="vidconsole" # A comma separated list of console(s) console

Re: Resetting bootloader on a CF

2011-09-01 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:47:22 +0200, bsd wrote: > Part of the solution seems to be : > > 1. Mount the CF on a FBSD > 2. Initialize the bootloader with : > > # fdisk -B /dev/ Erm... You should _not_ mount (as in /sbin/mount) the CF in order to change MBR data; mounting should be restricted to i

Re: Resetting bootloader on a CF

2011-08-31 Thread Gary Kline
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 11:47:22PM +0200, bsd wrote: > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:47:22 +0200 > From: bsd > Subject: Resetting bootloader on a CF > To: Liste FreeBSD > X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) > > Hi, > > I am trying to reset the bootloader of a pfSense nanoBSD CF card. > > I need the b