Subject: Re: Installboot might be the answer?
To: netbsd-help <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Mark Thomas <thomas.s.mark@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 12/31/2005 18:52:38
On 12/30/05, Mark Thomas <thomas.s.mark@gmail.com> wrote:
> I didn't quite understand what you guys were trying to tell me so I
> swapped the drives around, wd0 is now wd1 and vice versa. I got NT
> installed fine but of course NetBSD won't boot since it's now on wd1.
> I thought I could use the install CD to fix the problem but I'm at a
> loss on how to do it. I can get into single user mode fine by booting
> net with my boot manager GAG. But once there I haven't a clue what to
> do next. Can I wipe out the boot code and simply use my boot manager
> or am I screwed.

What I ended up doing.
Boot NetBSD from boot manager ( GAG http://gag.sourceforge.net/ )
mount -w /dev/wd1a / ( because it was in read-only mode I couldn't edit fil=
es )
edit /etc/fstab, changing wd0 to wd1
reboot

All is fine again!

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