From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 11 05:10:05 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 53EC4DA5 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2014 05:10:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yh0-x22e.google.com (mail-yh0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4002:c01::22e]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1BD172B97 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2014 05:10:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-yh0-f46.google.com with SMTP id a41so5896368yho.33 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2014 22:10:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=WQdGI0MzRO9xUK8gcc2diSepbdrigUQBoqYOS86B+48=; b=qs/l3YB5M9SwqEzH3EHGzgIxi6ZZTAzY+5kNtLI1ja1AKGWUSkW/6wGfc6ADrxKtC/ QhgZe3fz7pEhH7yDVFAhIAJDPqXmTMvPpvZBexl0dkyopcdRjI1ulkCAKxeFgdqY3DQF TIzYFlc5SkMqS9nTmHpFKrUD5X3idOIw1sHUg8mHGiNjbDh8YbsyhWSCJAQQE5dLtmP7 3JpDp9pCCVIqIs++m2Zn0hm2HQRf3Z9QFQ7qC8yLypl8LgV4GN45S4LmGuQ+X01Bmxhl tE1qbm/VUwkiaay5g+fkIA00W6qy0bIAkUiouGelO5IPHz9gFaDi+hjM8sY2Q75rFzs4 LTVA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.236.119.146 with SMTP id n18mr40473348yhh.23.1407733803922; Sun, 10 Aug 2014 22:10:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.170.161.196 with HTTP; Sun, 10 Aug 2014 22:10:03 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 22:10:03 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: No bootable device From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk To: FreeBSD Current Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 05:10:05 -0000 ( This is the resend of http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2014-August/051617.html with additions . ) Dears All , When FreeBSD 9.1 amd64 Stable ( 2013-04-28 , r 250 009 , .iso ) , FreeBSD 9.2 amd64 Release ( .iso ) are installed with following steps , they are producing bootable and very well working systems : Install Partitioning : Guided , Partition : Entire disk Partition Editor : Finish Confirmation : Commit Final Configuration : Exit Manual Configuration : No Complete : Reboot When the same steps applied to the following installs on the SAME computer and HDD <------------------------------------- : FreeBSD 9.3 amd64 Release ( .iso ) , FreeBSD 10.0 amd64 Release ( .iso ) , <------------------------------------- FreeBSD 10.0 amd64 Stable ( 2014-06-30 , r 268 038 , .iso ) , FreeBSD 10.0 amd64 Stable ( 2014-07-12 , r 268 571 , .iso ) , FreeBSD 11.0 amd64 Current ( 2014-08-04 , r 269 497 , Disk 1 , iso ) , the installed systems are not bootable , and the last sentence on the screen is the following : No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key . I have applied the following steps to make the FreeBSD 10.0 amd64 Release installation bootable : I have booted the computer by the Release DVD , from the "Install Shell LiveCD" , I have selected "Shell" , and entered gpart set -a active ada0 reboot with respect to advise giving in http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2014-August/051623.html by Warren Block . The installed system booted successfully from the HDD . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk