Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:58:07 +0100 From: "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" <dr.klepp@gmx.at> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick -- fresh install not booting Message-ID: <201603010958.07403.dr.klepp@gmx.at> In-Reply-To: <56D54B0E.3010904@holgerdanske.com> References: <56D54B0E.3010904@holgerdanske.com>
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Hi! Some BIOS simply won't boot from GPT, so please try a MBR installation. But= fill the first and last gig of the harddrive with zeros. Nik Am Dienstag, 1. M=E4rz 2016 schrieb David Christensen: > freebsd-questions: >=20 > I'm a FreeBSD noob attempting to install: >=20 > FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img >=20 >=20 > On this computer: >=20 > 1. Intel DQ67SW motherboard >=20 > 2. Intel Core i7-2600S processor >=20 > 3. 2 @ Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 memory modules (8 GB total) >=20 > 4. Samsung SSD UM410 series 16 GB >=20 > 5. LG WH14NS40K BD-RW drive >=20 >=20 > Using these choices: >=20 > FreeBSD Installer Install > Keymap Selection Continue with default keymap > Set Hostname i72600s.holgerdanske.com > Distribution Selection ports, src > Partitioning Auto (ZFS) > ZFS Configuration > Pool Type/Disks stripe: 0 disks > Pool Name zroot > Force 4K Sectors YES > Encrypt disks YES > Partitioning Scheme GPT > Swap Size 2g > Mirror Swap NO > Encrypt Swap YES > Install > Virtual Device Type Stripe > (devices) ada0 > Encryption passphrase ******** > Root password ******** > Network Configuration > interface em0 > IPv4 Yes > DHCP Yes > IPv6 No > Resolver > Search XXXXXXXX.XXX > IPv4 DNS #1 XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX > IPv4 DNS #2 <none> > CMOS clock set to UTC Yes > Time Zone > Region America > Country United States > Zone Pacific Time > Services started at boot sshd, ntpd, powerd, dumpdev > Add users Yes > Username notroot > Full name notroot > Uid <default> > Login group <default> > Other groups <none> > Login class <default> > Shell <sh> > Home directory /home/notroot > Home directory permissions <default> > Password-based authentication Yes > Empty password No > Random password No > Password ******** > Lock out No > Final Configuration Exit > Open shell No > Complete Reboot >=20 >=20 > I believe the machine is EFI/ UEFI capable, but I run it in BIOS mode. >=20 >=20 > When I boot the machine, it attempts to network boot -- e.g. the BIOS=20 > can't find (or use) a bootable disk partition. I have confirmed that=20 > the BIOS setup is configured to boot in the order optical, HDD,=20 > removable, network. >=20 >=20 > When I look at the HDD using Debian GNU/Linux 7: >=20 > # fdisk -l /dev/sda >=20 > WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The=20 > util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted. >=20 >=20 > Disk /dev/sda: 16.0 GB, 16013942784 bytes > 256 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1939 cylinders, total 31277232 sectors > Units =3D sectors of 1 * 512 =3D 512 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 >=20 > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 1 31277231 15638615+ ee GPT >=20 > # parted /dev/sda u s p free > Model: ATA SAMSUNG SSD UM41 (scsi) > Disk /dev/sda: 31277232s > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > Partition Table: gpt >=20 > Number Start End Size File system Name Flags > 34s 39s 6s Free Space > 1 40s 1063s 1024s gptboot0 > 1064s 2047s 984s Free Space > 2 2048s 4196351s 4194304s zfs boot0 > 3 4196352s 8390655s 4194304s swap0 > 4 8390656s 31277055s 22886400s zfs0 > 31277056s 31277198s 143s Free Space >=20 >=20 > I assume the FreeBSD installer put a protective MBR partition table on=20 > the disk. Note that fdisk reports that the boot bit is not set on the=20 > first and only partition. >=20 >=20 > Any suggestions? >=20 >=20 > David >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >=20 =2D-=20 Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing w= ith the NSA.
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