Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 11:07:17 -0800 From: Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Cc: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> Subject: Re: CURRENT October images do not create a bootable install Message-ID: <8796e4c2dedffbdd8502c07bab861c9a@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <353EF18E-0421-4687-B64B-C5D5DBA69A30@me.com>
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On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 20:09:12 +0200 Toomas Soome tsoome@me=2Ecom said > > On 7=2E Nov 2019, at 19:37, Chris=2EH <chris=2Eh@ultimatedns=2Enet> wrote: > >=20 > > On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 17:28:16 +0200 Toomas Soome tsoome@me=2Ecom said > >=20 > >> > On 7=2E Nov 2019, at 17:23, Daniel Nebdal <dnebdal@gmail=2Ecom> wrote: > >> > >> On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 09:49:52 +0100 gljennjohn@gmail=2Ecom said > >> >> I chose GPT=2E > >> > > Maybe whoever wrote the EFI/BIOS code in your machine went all-in = on > >> > "Legacy", and it only handles MBR disks (or disks < 2=2E2TB)? > >> > After all, it seems like "not booting" would be a standards-complian= t > >> > way for a classic BIOS to handle a GPT disk=2E > >> > if your system is not booting from GPT disk, it means it is not stan= dards > >> compliant=2E > > Interesting=2E So then RELENG-12 is not "Standards" compliant=2E While 13-C= URRENT > > is? >=20 >=20 > Can not tell if you do not provide actual information, we can not really = tell > too much=2E However, based on the partition tables below, I can tell a bit=2E >=20 > Those disks are using GPT, there is EFI partition, which does suggest UEF= I > boot and not BIOS boot=2E There is no freebsd-boot partition, meaning the > standard pmbr boot block does not work (if installed) =E2=80=94 pmbr does= search > for freebsd-boot and will load its content and jumps on it=2E Without seein= g > your sector 0, I can not tell what code is there (if any), and based on > partitions on that system, it is possible the BIOS boot is not installed = at > all=2E In a similar way, without seeing EFI partition content, we can not t= ell > if UEFI boot is actually installed - EFI partition should have FAT file > system with specific directory tree=2E >=20 > To make things better, the exact description would be helpful, so the dev= s > taking care of installer could review the information and make fixes=2E Right=2E Sorry=2E I forgot you had asked for the output of dd(1)=2E I've done so, and will send you the output directly (off list)=2E Thank you! >=20 > rgds, > toomas >=20 >=20 [snip] --Chris
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