Re: Dualboot Ntloader "invalid slice"
On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 10:41:50AM +0200, Laurens Timmermans wrote: > Kent Stewart schreef: > > > >Well "copy" will sometimes copy as asci instead of binary. You have /a and > >/b to force one type or the other. > > > >Xcopy, I think, always copies binary. I think a drag and drop does will > >also prefer to copy as binary. > > > >Kent > > > > I tried the following: > > "bsdlabel -B ad0s3" > according to the manual this should recreate boot1 and boot2 ? I made a > backup of boot1 but the above command does not recreate boot1. It only > does something with /boot/boot. So i restored the backup of boot1, > copied the first 512 bytes of /boot/boot to a usb-stick using dd. I > booted back into windows and used xcopy to copy the boot1-file to my c:. > > But still i get "Invalid slice" I didn't see what the OP was, but fdisk is what creates slices, not bsdlabel. bsdlabel subdivides slices (or a psuedo-slice on a dangerously dedicated disk). jerry > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Dualboot Ntloader "invalid slice"
On Sunday 22 October 2006 05:45, Kent Stewart wrote: > On Sunday 22 October 2006 01:41, Laurens Timmermans wrote: > > Kent Stewart schreef: > > > Well "copy" will sometimes copy as asci instead of binary. You > > > have /a and /b to force one type or the other. > > > > > > Xcopy, I think, always copies binary. I think a drag and drop > > > does will also prefer to copy as binary. > > > > > > Kent > > > > I tried the following: > > > > "bsdlabel -B ad0s3" > > according to the manual this should recreate boot1 and boot2 ? I > > made a backup of boot1 but the above command does not recreate > > boot1. It only does something with /boot/boot. So i restored the > > backup of boot1, copied the first 512 bytes of /boot/boot to a > > usb-stick using dd. I booted back into windows and used xcopy to > > copy the boot1-file to my c:. > > > > But still i get "Invalid slice" > > The boot1 I use is created when you do the installworld and > is /boot/boot1. > > When you are on the same HD as your Windows ntldr, that is all you > need to use. > I went back to the source and it looks like RU recently updated boot1 (1 Oct). The boot1 I use came from a 6.0 or 6.1 iso. I will try the boot1 that my current 6-stable creates but I am still in the middle of doing a portupgrade -rf libgpg-error It still has a while to go :). Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://www.soyandina.com/ "I am Andean project". http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Dualboot Ntloader "invalid slice"
On Sunday 22 October 2006 01:41, Laurens Timmermans wrote: > Kent Stewart schreef: > > Well "copy" will sometimes copy as asci instead of binary. You have > > /a and /b to force one type or the other. > > > > Xcopy, I think, always copies binary. I think a drag and drop does > > will also prefer to copy as binary. > > > > Kent > > I tried the following: > > "bsdlabel -B ad0s3" > according to the manual this should recreate boot1 and boot2 ? I made > a backup of boot1 but the above command does not recreate boot1. It > only does something with /boot/boot. So i restored the backup of > boot1, copied the first 512 bytes of /boot/boot to a usb-stick using > dd. I booted back into windows and used xcopy to copy the boot1-file > to my c:. > > But still i get "Invalid slice" The boot1 I use is created when you do the installworld and is /boot/boot1. When you are on the same HD as your Windows ntldr, that is all you need to use. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://www.soyandina.com/ "I am Andean project". http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Dualboot Ntloader "invalid slice"
Kent Stewart schreef: Well "copy" will sometimes copy as asci instead of binary. You have /a and /b to force one type or the other. Xcopy, I think, always copies binary. I think a drag and drop does will also prefer to copy as binary. Kent I tried the following: "bsdlabel -B ad0s3" according to the manual this should recreate boot1 and boot2 ? I made a backup of boot1 but the above command does not recreate boot1. It only does something with /boot/boot. So i restored the backup of boot1, copied the first 512 bytes of /boot/boot to a usb-stick using dd. I booted back into windows and used xcopy to copy the boot1-file to my c:. But still i get "Invalid slice" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Dualboot Ntloader "invalid slice"
Kent Stewart schreef: On Saturday 21 October 2006 11:19, Laurens Timmermans wrote: Kent Stewart schreef: On Saturday 21 October 2006 09:07, Laurens Timmermans wrote: Hi, I am trying to get a double boot system on my laptop with ... That is very similar to what I am using right now on this computer and 3 others. What does your boot.ini look like. Kent My boot.ini looks like this: [boot loader] timeout=5 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professinal" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect c:\boot1="FreeBSD" The only difference is I called it bootsect.bsd to make it look like everything else. Could you have somehow copied it badly. I always have a machine running and did a binary ftp to the local machine and then renamed to to the *.bsd. Kent I don't see what could have gone wrong with the copying. I tried a couple of times. Tore Lund schreef: > Laurens Timmermans wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to get a double boot system on my laptop with FreeBSD ... > > I found a thread that may or may not be relevant - this message in > particular: > > http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/current/2005-09/0177.html > > Start of thread: > > http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/current/2005-09/0079.html Thank you for that link, the problem described there is in a way similar to mine. Unfortunately the problem was fixed by updating the bios, and i already have the latest version (A04) for my laptop (Dell Precision M70). ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Dualboot Ntloader "invalid slice"
Laurens Timmermans wrote: > Hi, > > > I am trying to get a double boot system on my laptop with FreeBSD and > Windows XP. I have tried this before using NTLOADER on my desktop-pc (by > following the directions in the faq) and it works like a charm, but not > on my laptop... > I installed FreeBSD, copied /boot/boot1 to a usb-stick, set my > windows-slice active and added a freebsd-entry to my boot.ini. > When i boot i get the ntloader-menu, it boots xp just fine but when i > choose FreeBSD i get "invalid slice". I can get back into my > freebsd-install by setting it's slice active again (using boot/rescue-cd). > I am using FreeBSD 6.2-beta2 (because of support for my pentium M). I found a thread that may or may not be relevant - this message in particular: http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/current/2005-09/0177.html Start of thread: http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/current/2005-09/0079.html -- Tore ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Dualboot Ntloader "invalid slice"
On Saturday 21 October 2006 11:19, Laurens Timmermans wrote: > Kent Stewart schreef: > > On Saturday 21 October 2006 09:07, Laurens Timmermans wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> > >> I am trying to get a double boot system on my laptop with FreeBSD > >> and Windows XP. I have tried this before using NTLOADER on my > >> desktop-pc (by following the directions in the faq) and it works > >> like a charm, but not on my laptop... > >> I installed FreeBSD, copied /boot/boot1 to a usb-stick, set my > >> windows-slice active and added a freebsd-entry to my boot.ini. > >> When i boot i get the ntloader-menu, it boots xp just fine but > >> when i choose FreeBSD i get "invalid slice". I can get back into > >> my freebsd-install by setting it's slice active again (using > >> boot/rescue-cd). I am using FreeBSD 6.2-beta2 (because of support > >> for my pentium M). My disk looks as following: > >> > >> -ad0s1 = dell recovery-partition > >> -ad0s2 = NTFS (windows xp) > >> -ad0s3 = FreeBSD > >> > >> from fstab: > >> +ad0s3b = swap > >> +ad0s3a = / > >> +ad0s3e = /tmp > >> +ad0s3f = /usr > >> +ad0s3d = /var > >> > >> How can i get this to work using ntloader ? > > > > That is very similar to what I am using right now on this computer > > and 3 others. What does your boot.ini look like. > > > > Kent > > My boot.ini looks like this: > > [boot loader] > timeout=5 > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS > [operating systems] > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP > Professinal" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect > c:\boot1="FreeBSD" > The only difference is I called it bootsect.bsd to make it look like everything else. Could you have somehow copied it badly. I always have a machine running and did a binary ftp to the local machine and then renamed to to the *.bsd. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://www.soyandina.com/ "I am Andean project". http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Dualboot Ntloader "invalid slice"
Kent Stewart schreef: On Saturday 21 October 2006 09:07, Laurens Timmermans wrote: Hi, I am trying to get a double boot system on my laptop with FreeBSD and Windows XP. I have tried this before using NTLOADER on my desktop-pc (by following the directions in the faq) and it works like a charm, but not on my laptop... I installed FreeBSD, copied /boot/boot1 to a usb-stick, set my windows-slice active and added a freebsd-entry to my boot.ini. When i boot i get the ntloader-menu, it boots xp just fine but when i choose FreeBSD i get "invalid slice". I can get back into my freebsd-install by setting it's slice active again (using boot/rescue-cd). I am using FreeBSD 6.2-beta2 (because of support for my pentium M). My disk looks as following: -ad0s1 = dell recovery-partition -ad0s2 = NTFS (windows xp) -ad0s3 = FreeBSD from fstab: +ad0s3b = swap +ad0s3a = / +ad0s3e = /tmp +ad0s3f = /usr +ad0s3d = /var How can i get this to work using ntloader ? That is very similar to what I am using right now on this computer and 3 others. What does your boot.ini look like. Kent My boot.ini looks like this: [boot loader] timeout=5 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professinal" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect c:\boot1="FreeBSD" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Dualboot Ntloader "invalid slice"
On Saturday 21 October 2006 09:07, Laurens Timmermans wrote: > Hi, > > > I am trying to get a double boot system on my laptop with FreeBSD and > Windows XP. I have tried this before using NTLOADER on my desktop-pc > (by following the directions in the faq) and it works like a charm, > but not on my laptop... > I installed FreeBSD, copied /boot/boot1 to a usb-stick, set my > windows-slice active and added a freebsd-entry to my boot.ini. > When i boot i get the ntloader-menu, it boots xp just fine but when i > choose FreeBSD i get "invalid slice". I can get back into my > freebsd-install by setting it's slice active again (using > boot/rescue-cd). I am using FreeBSD 6.2-beta2 (because of support for > my pentium M). My disk looks as following: > > -ad0s1 = dell recovery-partition > -ad0s2 = NTFS (windows xp) > -ad0s3 = FreeBSD > > from fstab: > +ad0s3b = swap > +ad0s3a = / > +ad0s3e = /tmp > +ad0s3f = /usr > +ad0s3d = /var > > How can i get this to work using ntloader ? > That is very similar to what I am using right now on this computer and 3 others. What does your boot.ini look like. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://www.soyandina.com/ "I am Andean project". http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
