From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 16 18:40:12 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23CC11065694 for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:40:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D44028FC1E for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:40:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9GIeBp6032035 for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:40:11 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p9GIeBcE032034; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:40:11 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:40:11 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201110161840.p9GIeBcE032034@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Joe Ennis Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39A441065670 for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:30:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 294868FC19 for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:30:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9GIUaAQ028248 for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:30:36 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p9GIUabj028247; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:30:36 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201110161830.p9GIUabj028247@red.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:30:36 GMT From: Joe Ennis To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/161722: bsdinstall guided partition does not start second partition at 1M offset. X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:40:12 -0000 >Number: 161722 >Category: misc >Synopsis: bsdinstall guided partition does not start second partition at 1M offset. >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Oct 16 18:40:11 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Joe Ennis >Release: 9.0-BETA3 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD tsunami.lan 9.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 9.0-BETA3 #0: Sat Sep 24 21:31:28 UTC 2011 root@farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: When using default partition options for entire disk offered in 'bsdinstall' the second partition is not started on a 1M offset as recommended by the FreeBSD Handbook. From the problematic default install: # gpart show ada0 => 34 125045357 ada0 GPT (59G) 34 128 1 freebsd-boot (64k) 162 117440384 2 freebsd-ufs (56G) 117440546 6250496 3 freebsd-swap (3G) 123691042 1354349 - free - (661M) 162 is the issue. On properly offset partitions, ada0p2 should start at offset to 2048. >How-To-Repeat: Install FreeBSD-9.0-BETA3 from memstick and in partitioning dialog: accept "guided" > "entire disk". >Fix: Change partition after freebsd-boot to a fixed offset of 2048 eg: ... -b 1M ... >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: