From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 13 14:08:24 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DFC616A4CE for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 14:08:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.gn.apc.org (greennet1.poptel.org.uk [213.55.2.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18E6543D48 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 14:07:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from martin@rakupottery.org.uk) Received: from localhost (unknown [192.168.0.2]) by mail.gn.apc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 663BD14B711 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:07:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from saturn.rakupottery.org.uk (unknown [212.248.151.108]) by mail.gn.apc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A582C14B6F8 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:07:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: by saturn.rakupottery.org.uk (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 4D49C55A7; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:06:30 +0000 (GMT) Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:06:30 +0000 From: Martin Smith To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040113220630.GA831@rakupottery.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Martin Smith , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20040113200055.CDB8D16A5D8@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040113200055.CDB8D16A5D8@hub.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at gn.apc.org Subject: Re: Install bug - 4.9 stable - post install circular reboot X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:08:24 -0000 > On Tuesday 17 April 2018 2:10 pm, Kevin Berrien wrote: > > Please don't cross post, it's confusing. > > > I can confirm an issue posted Dec 3rd, freebsd-stable maillist, titled > > "4.9 install buglet". > > > > I experience this bug running the install (various configurations) 100% > > of the time. After install, after system reboot, the boot loader comes > > up with F1: FreeBSD, and reboots continually forever. To test, I made 3 > > installs without issue using 4.8. So first, I'd like to confirm the bug > > report, and ask the following. > > > > In his "buglet" post, Ian noted the following work around. > > > > > Work around. Force write in label screen (or rewrite MBR > > > and label post reboot) > > > > Looking at fdisk, and the label utility I see nothing option along these > > lines. Could someone explain to me what/how to do this? > > > > Has anyone else seen this apparently prevalent issue? > > Clearly this is not prevalent. If the majority of installs showed this problem > there would be more than one previous post, or at least a reply. Or to put it > another way. If it's prevalent, why ask if anyone else has seen it? Perhaps > you meant something else. > > There must be something specific to the hardware and/or the installation > method that causes this to happen to us (only). This is why I called it a > buglet rather than a bug. What a coincidence I might say as yesterday I installed 4.9-R on QDI P61440BX/BIS(Intel BX chipset) mobo and got exactly the same thing, except I had chosen the second install a standard bootsector? which is what I normally choose, machine passed through bios just fine after installation, then immediate reboot after "updated ESCD successfully...", round and round in circles, I thought I had a hardware problem, the machine was gift and is destined to be a small samba server for one of the NGO's that I support. This is incidentally the 4th machine I have put 4.9 on in as many weeks, and is the first install I have ever had any problem with since 2.2.6. I followed the advice to reinsert the boot cd and go back to fdisk and press w, it worked perfectly when rebooted the next time. -- Martin Smith