Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:52:50 GMT From: Sergey <starikov@caotus.ru> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/175690: FreeBSD 8.x/9.x fails to boot on HP Blade xw460c/BL460c G1 using MBR partition table Message-ID: <201301300652.r0U6qoqh047597@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201301300700.r0U701W8032554@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 175690 >Category: misc >Synopsis: FreeBSD 8.x/9.x fails to boot on HP Blade xw460c/BL460c G1 using MBR partition table >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jan 30 07:00:00 UTC 2013 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Sergey >Release: FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD test.caotus.ru 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0 r243825: Tue Dec 4 09:23:10 UTC 2012 root@farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: I have in production HP c7000 Enclosure Blade System (with Hewlett Packard BL 460c G1 servers and xw460c workstations inside). The issue is in that after-install (for 8.x the only supported by default partition table, for 9.x - the legacy, MBR one) boot failes. The error, reported on console, is: Attempting Boot From Hard Drive (C:) Invalid partition table Recommended installation type of 9.1 (uname -a attached), on GPT partition table, succeed. Issue tested on 8.3-RELEASE (error with 8.1-RELEASE I don't remeber) and 9.1-RELEASE. Installation of legacy versions (i.e. FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE) completely succeed. Newer hardware (BL 460c G7) not tested yet. >How-To-Repeat: 1. Get issued hardware (HP BL 460c G1 server or xw460c workstation); 2. Install FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE; 3. Try to boot; 4. See quoted error; 5. Repeat test with FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE (using MBR partition table); 6. See similiar error. >Fix: Don't known. Just use legacy (7.x) version of FreeBSD for MBR partition table or install current (9.1) version on GPT partition table. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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