Change boot device

[WarheadsSE]

It might catch fire ... Oh, no that was the Video.

[xenoxaos]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinjo', 'H')ere are the drive details in case it helps

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[root@alarm ~]$ parted /dev/sdb2 print
Model: Unknown (unknown)
Disk /dev/sdb2: 499GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 499GB 499GB ext3

[root@alarm ~]$ fdisk -l /dev/sdb2

Disk /dev/sdb2: 499.0 GB, 498970132480 bytes, 974551040 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
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[dinjo]

Ok i ran it on hdd and it seems like partition is second not first which could be the cause , now if there is a seperate parition how to do i remove it ? to make this partition as first one.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[root@alarm ~]$ parted /dev/sdb print
Model: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 500GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
2 1138MB 500GB 499GB primary ext3
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[Geoff]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinjo', 'O')k i ran it on hdd and it seems like partition is second not first which could be the cause , now if there is a seperate parition how to do i remove it ? to make this partition as first one.

[dinjo]

Is it safe I meant data wont be destroyed ?

[dinjo]

Before i move ahead and do this wanted to verify from WarSe whether this would help or Arch requires only one partition

[dinjo]

@WarSE
Can you confirm that ordering of drive matters or it doesn't ?

[pazos]

Hey dinjo! I don't have any oxnas device (yet) but can say that in the oxnas devices kernel expects a root filesystem on /dev/sda1 cause this string "root=/dev/sda1" has been passed to the kernel from the bootloader (uboot). Of course you can change uboot enviroment but you'll need a serial cable. If you don't want to (re-)format your drive you can change the bootargs variable in uboot to /dev/sdb2 an create a new fat partition using the little free space you have at the beggining of the disk (for the sake of WIndows :/ )

[WarheadsSE]

If he is using NAND uboot, he doesn't need a serial cable for that.

[dinjo]

Can you clarify a bit on how to make it work ? So you are saying changing the drive order wont help and i have to modify uboot ?