Re: Help autobooting FreeBSD 4.2

[Jochen Hoenicke]

Hello,

On Jan 10, Doug Poland wrote:
> I installed the latest grub from the FreeBSD package
> and create a grub boot floppy.  Now I want to either
> have the system boot automatically from the HD or
> from the floppy.

What do you mean?  Do you want to boot grub from a floppy, or do you
want to boot from a floppy with grub?

> As I was following the info page instructions for HD
> install, I wasn't sure if I should install into the
> MBR or the boot sector.  I created the HD with the
> "dangerously dedicated" option.  

I don't know BSD.  I just searched for "dangerously dedicated" and if
I understand the description correctly, grub doesn't support those
disks since they have no MBR.

You may check this by booting from a grub boot floppy and executing
the command "geometry", for the disk in question.  If this just
returns the error "Partition table invalid or corrupted" there is no
chance to install grub on that disk.  You can only install grub on a
floppy or another hard disk and then chainload the BSD disk.

  Jochen