Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:10:37 +0700 From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> To: Panagiotis Christias <p.christias@noc.ntua.gr> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD 9.1 amd64 on IBM x3550 M3 Message-ID: <20130212081037.1c9a550a@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <51193151.2090204@noc.ntua.gr> References: <20130211112352.GA84742@noc.ntua.gr> <20130211191145.2b96ba8f@X220.ovitrap.com> <51193151.2090204@noc.ntua.gr>
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Hi, On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:58:41 +0200 Panagiotis Christias <p.christias@noc.ntua.gr> wrote: > On 11/2/2013 14:11, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:23:53 +0200 > > Panagiotis Christias <p.christias@noc.ntua.gr> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 9.1 amd64 on an IBM x3550 M3 server. > >> Installation went smoothly, RAID controller and network cards were > >> successfully recognised. > >> > >> But, after the installation, the server fails to boot from disk. > >> There were some posts, about two years ago, in this list implying > >> that the problem lies in UEFI but I couldn't find any clear > >> solution. > >> > > I do not know if this is the same problem I face on my notebook but > > it currently does not boot when I use GPT. Can you give a MBR > > partitioned disk a try? > > > > My notebook was earlier booting from a GPT disk. I cannot remember > > why I used MBR for the new disk. > > Hello, > > I suppose trying an 8.3 installation would be the easiest way to use > MBR instead of GPT, right; > I run 10 with MBR. It is only a matter of telling either the installation programm or gpart what to do. Erich
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