From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 29 16:00:18 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DA841065675 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:00:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xaero@xaerolimit.net) Received: from mail-ew0-f54.google.com (mail-ew0-f54.google.com [209.85.215.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D84AF8FC14 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:00:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy24 with SMTP id 24so4997180ewy.13 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:00:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.213.106.11 with SMTP id v11mr5660292ebo.38.1293636710713; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:31:50 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.213.28.148 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:31:30 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20101229014918.GA8274@quiet.esmtp.org> References: <20101229014918.GA8274@quiet.esmtp.org> From: Chris Brennan Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:31:30 -0500 Message-ID: To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: 8.2-RC1: installer does not recognize some disks properly X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:00:18 -0000 On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Claus Assmann > wrote: > I just tried to install 8.2-RC1 (amd64) on one of my machines. It > has two disks: WDC WD1001FALS-4 and SAMSUNG HD103SJ, both 1TB SATA > disks. The installer shows them as ad10 and ad8. Both disks are > already in use and have been "formatted" via fdisk, e.g., the Samsung > (ad10) has 3 partitions (BF, A9, A8)) and the WDC has 4 (A6, BF, > A5, A9). However, the installer only shows the existing partitions > for the Samsung, but not for the WDC. The WDC is the boot disk and > has a Grub loader installed. What could be the reason that the > existing partitioning is not recognized by the installer? > I've got a similar issue via the thread about a 2y/o laptop and a new hard drive. Linux sees the drive fine and can use it but freebsd cannot for some reason.