From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 30 16:32:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C01D106568D for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:32:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kraduk@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f227.google.com (mail-fx0-f227.google.com [209.85.220.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A8EE8FC21 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:32:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm27 with SMTP id 27so11614421fxm.3 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:32:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=F6W0GwrYnClYo+QzzOEDUOSZ0XpQaW5fIWjfjKY26o4=; b=azx7nF34f3B9sa31xvmCLJZ0sR+YCb1uQYscEX07n/LgFPfEOtceHjTcVaA6uwhoj6 JnEllCcjUZhQqew3fI4h5Ok3gWWiV7N427rj39z/LPLwUwU1b8xYFdelMIlYBNTKMXI9 eEZYOt1+oCtSxf2yEvvSyz3VT3gWiusnMar8g= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=eOlPY84IgAsNeGnxpIZ2t9x841rwkeuxz4OQNxXIwfORc8NTD59f/2aRxZAG/mSjWO sXNOTdhTltO0oB/qKfWIRLd5i+htvKuOMCrRcTurX2JhSUa23lV5WG7Ji6o1VtnkIROp dQOy7KUvr8+YXyKiML8w2cmrz0uyuJLGpCbkw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.164.14 with SMTP id r14mr457358hbd.40.1262190772730; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:32:52 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20091230062534.GK98917@dan.emsphone.com> References: <20091230062534.GK98917@dan.emsphone.com> Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:32:52 +0000 Message-ID: From: krad To: Dan Nelson Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, John Terrell Subject: Re: After installing a ZFS only build, machine won't complete POST X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:32:58 -0000 2009/12/30 Dan Nelson > In the last episode (Dec 29), John Terrell said: > > Has anyone seen this? I've just installed a ZFS only build following the > > instructions at (http://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/GPTZFSBoot). After > > rebooting after the install, the POST won't complete (it appears to be > > looking at the disks for something). If I unplug the drives and reboot, > > POST completes. If I then destroy the GPT partitions and install MBR, I > > can now get past POST (but with a corrupted installation that won't > boot). > > > > Some info: > > Motherboard: MSI Neo2 > > Disks: 2x 500GB Seagates (I created a mirrored pool during > installation). > > > > Could this just be a crappy BIOS issue? > > Possibly. Unless your BIOS is very new it's unlikely to support GPT. > > > I'd hate to have to scrap GPT/ZFS and go back to MBR/UFS. > > ZFS works just fine inside an MBR partition, as long as your disks fit the > 2TB limit (yours do). > > -- > Dan Nelson > dnelson@allantgroup.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I agree sometime its just easier to take the path of less resistance and go for MBR. It wont affect and data drives/pools you have as you would probably add them as raw devices without partitioning