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Date:      Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:28:45 -0700
From:      Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com>
To:        Igor Pokrovsky <ip@unixway.org>
Cc:        <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Loader hangs on the latest -STABLE
Message-ID:  <aaa10e0b3fd0ab958c7aabe05a833dd4@udns.ultimatedns.net>
In-Reply-To: <b44d6f814f5d5f6d4912d54201c453ea@udns.ultimatedns.net>

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On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:24:00 -0700 bsd-lists@BSDforge=2Ecom said

> On Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:26:13 +0400 Igor Pokrovsky ip@unixway=2Eorg said
>=20
> > Hello all,
> >=20
> > I haven=E2=80=99t been using FreeBSD since 8-STABLE times=2E Recently I t=
ried to
> > install latest 12-STABLE on my old computer=2E
> > But even during initial boot up loader hangs=2E Eventually I was able to
> > proceed with installation after replacing loader in=20
> > the installation disk with one found in my old system 8-STABLE=2E The sam=
e
> > happened when I tried zfs on root partition=2E
> A lot of things are moving around in /boot over the last year=2E
> Pure speculation; if you're using a usb stick=2E Mount it from your
> currently running system, and
>=20
> cd <mount-point>/boot
> rm =2E/loader
> cp -p =2E/loader=2Eefi =2E/loader
STRIKE THAT!
I meant
cp -p =2E/loader=2E4th =2E/loader

sorry!

OH, and you will, of course need to do it as root=2E :)

--Chris
> umount <mount-point>
>=20
> Then see if it doesn't work for you=2E Like I said, pure speculation=2E
> But you indicated an old box=2E So I think you might find this works=2E
>=20
> Best wishes!
>=20
> --Chris
> >=20
> > I used MBR partition on PATA hard drive=2E Motherboard was ASUS A8V
> > (Athlon64)=2E
> >=20
> > ip
> >=20
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