From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 13 19:30:11 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 549341065670 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:30:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12E958FC14 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:30:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q0DJUATR030418 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:30:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q0DJUAMH030416; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:30:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:30:10 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201201131930.q0DJUAMH030416@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Ariane van der Steldt Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96F6C1065670 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:24:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81C0C8FC14 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:24:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q0DJOKQc082689 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:24:20 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q0DJOKtG082672; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:24:20 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201201131924.q0DJOKtG082672@red.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:24:20 GMT From: Ariane van der Steldt To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/164097: installer: always installs GPT X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:30:11 -0000 >Number: 164097 >Category: misc >Synopsis: installer: always installs GPT >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jan 13 19:30:10 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ariane van der Steldt >Release: FreeBSD 9.0 RELEASE >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD installer SHA256 (FreeBSD-9.0-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso) = d16fd5f32c9483177a01241f37ed84f347484c65e52aba4dbf8a2f3108fb457d >Description: FreeBSD installer changed my MBR-only partition table to MBR+GPT partition table. The other OS does not have GPT logic; I want to be at least warned this is happening and prefer to have the option at least. Alternatively, the installer may opt not to install a GPT if the disk does not require it (as in the case in this machine) >How-To-Repeat: Install FreeBSD 9.0 RELEASE next to another OS that does not have GPT (Windows XP in my case) >Fix: Best solution: deduce from disk size that GPT is not required and in that case, proceed to not use it Alternative solution: ask user (for userfriendliness, tell them if the present layout does or does not use GPT) Worst solution: warn them this is happening >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: