Anathae, I hope to clarify this subject one last time :
This is not the way I installed the OSes in here. I just removed the other disks when installing windows the mbr code is in the very same disk that windows is (OpenBSD calls it sd1 and Linux sdb). For sd2(sdc) the very same applies, I just choosed to install the mbr code in sdc, not in anotherone. Reason is I prefer to avoid dual boots, thus I actually have 3 hard disks with independant mbr and I choose in the bios which disk is started. As I said, this problem is solved, but OpenBSD, when installed on sd0, does kernel panic at first boot. 2009/7/9 Anathae Townsend <atowns...@nucleus.com> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-m...@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-m...@openbsd.org] On Behalf > > Of Anathae Townsend > > Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:02 PM > > To: jfsimon1...@gmail.com; misc@openbsd.org > > Subject: Re: Install difficulties > > > > read the install documentation. > > > > since you don't seem to be able to, here goes. > > > > when you install an operating system to a computer the majority > > of them will store a boot record on the MBR (master boot record, > > go figure) of the drive used by the BIOS to boot the system. > > > > I'm guessing that SD0 is your primary hard drive, the one used > > to boot the system. installing openbsd changed the MBR. if you > > want to be able to boot multiple operating systems, read up on > > that. > > if you installed an os to a second and third drive, the boot code > was still written to the first drive, so guess what, the boot > code for your other two operating systems were on the MBR of the > first drive, SD0. again, read up on booting multiple operating > systems. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-m...@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-m...@openbsd.org] On > > Behalf > > > Of jean-francois > > > Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 11:56 AM > > > To: Theo de Raadt; misc@openbsd.org > > > Subject: Re: Install difficulties > > > > > > I remember that I used to start install procedure on each disk > > > answering > > > yes to 'all disk should be used for this install', then I just > > checked > > > the size of the disk in the disklabel, in order to identify the one I > > > was look for and then quit & reboot without more modifications (p at > > > disklabel then q and halt). > > > > > > After this the two disks sdb/sdc that were hosting win and linux did > > > not > > > boot anymore. > > > > > > Could you tell me if doing so has modified in any way the partitions > > or > > > mbr ? > > > > > > Thank you
