Boot *bsd from 2nd hard drive

[n.aggel]

Hi guys,

i have 2 harddrives and in the first i have {for some time} installed linux. Now, i want in the second harddrive to install a bsd...

i've done some googling from what i see i should add these lines to grub.conf

title DBSD #2 
root (hd2) 
kernel /boot/loader

Is there anything else i should be aware of? will this work?

-nicolas

[commonloon]

Remember that Grub starts numbering drives from 0. So you should use hd1. Also, end with boot:

title DBSD #2
root (hd1)
kernel /boot/loader
boot


If the above doesn't work, try chainloading:

title DBSD #2
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
chainloader +1

[Protagonist]

Hi guys,

i have 2 harddrives and in the first i have {for some time} installed linux. Now, i want in the second harddrive to install a bsd...

i've done some googling from what i see i should add these lines to grub.conf

Code:

title DBSD #2 root (hd2) kernel /boot/loader

Is there anything else i should be aware of? will this work?

-nicolas

I am probably in the minority here, but I prefer using the F-12 Key at startup, at least on my system, and selecting the boot device from the resulting menu. I boot PC-BSD off the third HD in the system that way. It has its advantages.

[fran]

Is there anything else

Have you taken a look at GAG?
http://gag.sourceforge.net/

As long as you have Grub installed in the Linux boot partition, GAG will boot it.
GAG finds and boots FreeBSD without problems.

[n.aggel]

Thank you all for your answers and your time...

this worked!

title PCBSD
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
chainloader +1

this didn't work

title PCBSD
root (hd1)
kernel /boot/loader
boot

so thank you commonloon for the solution!

I am probably in the minority here, but I prefer using the F-12 Key at startup, at least on my system, and selecting the boot device from the resulting menu. I boot PC-BSD off the third HD in the system that way. It has its advantages.

i can't do this, because in my bios you can only select one HDD....

Have you taken a look at GAG?
http://gag.sourceforge.net/

seems interesting but since i managed to make things work... i won't give it a try right now.


Again thank you all for your time,
-nicolas

[TerryP]

I believe it should be

title PCBSD
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
chainloader +1
kernel /boot/loader

or something to that effect but the kernel thing is not needed to get a booting systm with grub; chainloader is afaik.

[Cielito]

Hi.
I have similar problem starting pc-bsd.
Some information from Linux (Fedora 15):

[root@PC-Linux ~]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 testine, 63 settori/tracce, 121601 cilindri, totale 1953525168 settori
Unità = settori di 1 * 512 = 512 byte
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Identificativo disco: 0x0003374c

Dispositivo Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1       485519360  1953523711   734002176   83  Linux
/dev/sda2            2048   167774207    83886080    5  Esteso
/dev/sda3       167774208   335546367    83886080   a5  FreeBSD
/dev/sda4       335546368   485519359    74986496   83  Linux
/dev/sda5   *        4096     8392703     4194304   83  Linux
/dev/sda6         8394752    50337791    20971520   83  Linux
/dev/sda7        50339840    58728447     4194304   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda8        58730496   167774207    54521856   83  Linux

Le voci nella tabella delle partizioni non sono nello stesso ordine del disco

Disk /dev/sdb: 147.0 GB, 147011809280 bytes
255 testine, 63 settori/tracce, 17873 cilindri, totale 287132440 settori
Unità = settori di 1 * 512 = 512 byte
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Identificativo disco: 0x000b84f0

Dispositivo Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *          63   287113679   143556808+   7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
[root@PC-Linux ~]# blkid
/dev/sda1: LABEL="Dati" UUID="9b534e1f-aa45-4e33-8ed2-6ae476e4acf3" UUID_SUB="12a300a5-c262-4b96-ab58-22e8a73cf4b5" TYPE="btrfs" 
/dev/sda3: TYPE="ufs" 
/dev/sda5: UUID="1bad6ade-2c09-44c3-ad84-f90c8784f092" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sda6: UUID="a15f889c-9d47-44c0-9cae-aeada5f3b045" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sda7: UUID="e6b13a98-4d38-4435-8a9b-b2bf22c70aa4" TYPE="swap" 
/dev/sda8: UUID="710a4e0f-c533-4be3-b9ba-afa24623e23e" TYPE="ext4"

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd1,4)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda6 rdblacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0
#          initrd /initrd-[generic-]version.img
#boot=/dev/sdb
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd1,4)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (2.6.40.3-0.fc15.i686.PAE)
	root (hd1,4)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.40.3-0.fc15.i686.PAE ro root=UUID=a15f889c-9d47-44c0-9cae-aeada5f3b045 rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_LVM rd_NO_MD rd_NO_DM LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYTABLE=it init 3 quiet rdblacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0
	initrd /initramfs-2.6.40.3-0.fc15.i686.PAE.img
title PC-BSD
	rootnoverify (hd1,3)
	chainloader +1
	kernel /boot/loader
	boot
title Windows
	rootnoverify (hd0,0)
        chainloader +1

Installed PC-BSD whitout install the bootloader.
Linux and Windows starts. Pc-BSD no!
Help.

[SurfaceUnits]

In PCBSD 8.2 installation, there is a checkbox for install PCBSD bootloader. That option is missing in 9 Beta. When I try to boot BSD on my 2nd drive all I get is a _ in the top left corner. How do I install the bootloader on my second disk? Thanks