This is the error mesage I am getting right after adding partitions in the openBSD3.4 disklabel program:
ERROR: Unable to mount the root file system on wd0a
ERROR: Unable to use wd0b for swap space
You must reconfigure wd0
I am attempting to install RedHat alongside openBSD in the same hard
drive. The HDD is 76GB and RedHat installed with no problems. The
bootloader I am using is Grub and I used the RedHat disk druid program
to partition my drive. Below are the hard drive specifications
according to the openBSD fdisk and disklabel programs:
Drive geometry:
Start: Ending: LBA info
#: id C H S - C H S [ start size ]
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*0: 83 0 1 1 - 9 254 63 [ 63 160587 ] linux files*
1: 83 10 0 1 - 7173 254 63 [ 160650 115089660 ] linux files*
2: 83 7174 0 1 - 7810 254 63 [ 115250310 10233405 ] linux files*
3: 0F 7811 0 1 - 9728 254 63 [ 125483715 30812670 ] ext. LBA
Disk label partitions (prior to adding the openBSD partitions)
# size offset fstype fsize bsize cpg
c: 156301488 0 unused 0 0
i: 160587 63 ext2fs
j: 115089660 160650 ext2fs
k: 10233405 115250310 ext2fs
l: 4096512 125483778 ext2fs
m: 2040192 12958353 ext2fs
n: 2040192 131620608 ext2fs
o: 1429722 133660863 unknown
So I proceeded to install partitions d-h, p for openBSD (in addition to the ones listed above)
d: 2047814 135090586 4.2BSD
e: 2040192 137138400 4.2BSD
f: 2040192 141233904 4.2BSD
g: 1429722 143282160 4.2BSD
h: 1429722 153522432 4.2BSD
p: 730800 155570688 swap
Then I attemped to write new label and I got the message at the beginning of this post.
Lastly, I tried to simplify things a bit and lets just say that I ended up with the following partition table:
# size offset fstype fsize bsize cpg
c: 156301488 0 unused 0 0
i: 160587 63 ext2fs
j: 115089660 160650 ext2fs
k: 10233405 115250310 ext2fs
l: 4096512 125483778 ext2fs
m: 2040192 12958353 ext2fs
n: 2040192 131620608 ext2fs
o: 1429722 133660863 swap
p: 21210902 135090586 4.2BSD
No matter what I change, I still get the same message. I thought that by posting this lengthly and detailed message I would have a revelation but I guess not. I consulted the internet and the best howto I could find did not say much:
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-dboot.htmlI seached around online and received the following suggestion
"I think you need to have one primary partition for
OpenBSD that you can subdivide into different file systems."
Does this sound accurate? Would you recommend installing openBSD first then redhat? What if I wanted to install three linux/bsd os, like redhat, freebsd and openbsd? What would be your suggestion for that setup? Well, I care about Redhat and openBSD first and foremost so the previous question is just a freebie.
Any assistance on this matter would be appreciated. Thank you for your time.
