Hi again dear friends,
In the last step, I transferred all files to SSD But I got "
missing bootloader" error message. I did this:
gpart add -t freebsd-boot -l gpboot -b 40 -s 512K ada0 and after reset system a dash (-) sign was displayed.
I decided to reinstall FreeBSD on the SSD.
This is my last message in this post and I don't bother you anymore.
Thanks again for your helps
The next time you decide to do this crazy thing (I've done that myself a number of times
)), you start with a plan.
I would follow in this order:
1. Check your old disk and see how much space is used/left. Will your SSD give you enough space?
2. Check the existing partition table to see which partition/slice uses how much space.
However , you can create a NEW partition table on your SSD -- a more simple one. You may even use only one / (root) partition of the size that would accomodate
all your files. I've done that, it works all right.
Though for certain reasons it IS recommended to have
/usr, /home, /usr/local, /var etc partitions... But your system can very well work without them. Well, you can
read your documentation to learn more about this (good idea).
My idea is,
one goal at a time Now your goal is to transfer that old system to the new disk instead of doing reinstallation. Why make it more painful?...
3. OK! Once you've decided on the above, use FreeBSD installation media to do initial
partitioning of your SSD. You either use
slices (install program will suggest that) or just one root partition / (in a sense more simple). Finally, instead of using
slices you can use
partitions of the recommended size.
You will ALWAYS be able to see your disk's partition table later by
gpart show command (from any shell prompt, not root).
Of course, you will need to get used to the installation program's partitioning tool to make it do what YOU want instead of the defaults.
4. Exit the install program and drop to
sh prompt. Mount your SSD partitions on the / of your SSD (if you decide to partition).
5. Mount your old HDD on its /.
6. Copy over all the contents from your HDD / to y our SSD / (where all the previously created partitions are mounted). This operation will actually copy all the contents.
7. Install the bootcode the way manual says.
8. IMPORTANT: edit your SSD
/etc/fstab to reflect the partitioning of SSD.
9. Edit your SSD's
/boot/loader.conf to set the needed variables (like
vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/adaNpMsX) That shows at boot time where to mount root from.
That would, more or less, get you ready to boot. Unless I"ve forgotten something
