Re: current won't boot on OSX/Parallels (can't find filestore in wd0)

[George Michaelson <ggm%pobox.com@localhost>]

On 08/09/2009, at 12:55 PM, Quentin Garnier wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 12:03:33PM +1000, George Michaelson wrote:
> > I have a working 5.0 install on OSX/Parallels, but when I upgrade  
> > it to
> > current, the kernel stops finding a working filesystem to mount.
> >
> > What have I forgotten? I unpacked stand/ to get the modules  
> > hierarchy,
> > and I used a pax/tar --unlink type sequence single-user to get the
> > binary/lib state  unpacked. (this always used to work fine)
> >
> > A 5.0 .iso image sees the filesystem fine.
>
> You need a new /boot.

mount /dev/wd0a /mnt
cp /mnt/usr/mdec/boot /mnt/boot
installboot -v /dev/rwd0a /mnt/usr/mdec/bootxx_ffsv1

that did the trick. installboot on its own, without the cp of the new / 
boot didn't work.

thanks for the cluebat Quentin!

-G