Jean-Yves Boisiaud wrote:
Hello,
I'm using OpenBSD with a Soekris NET4801.
To make my job easy and more secure to upgrade software,
I would like to have 2 root partitions on the label, one is active at a
time and the other will filled with the upgrade by dd.
I do not get how this would make anything easier or safer, but...
I compiled a kernel with, in NET4801 config file, the line :
config bsd swap generic
I installed all my system in partition wd0b. Partition wd0a contains an
empty formated UFS partition.
I change the /etc/boot.conf, which now is :
set tty com0
stty com0 19200
set timeout 5
boot hd0b:/bsd
When I boot the Soekris, the boot loader is found, and I have the
following message :
booting hd0a:/bsd: open hd0a:/bsd: No such file or directory
failed(2). will try /bsd
If I type hd0b:/bsd, the kernel is found and the kernel boot is ok.
How could I resolve my problem ?
Thanks for your help.
The boot loader won't find your /etc/boot.conf at wd0b (searches at
wd0a, if I read boot.c, ..., dev_i386.c correctly).
I guess you could patch it, but I'd say you are creating a monster.
I still do not get the point of this exercise, but could not wd0a be the
default boot device and wd0b the alternative?
/Alexander
