From owner-freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 14 01:49:18 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86617106566C; Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:49:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from agogare.doit.wisc.edu (agogare.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2EE98FC15; Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:49:14 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0LXR00G00ME2DK00@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:49:14 -0600 (CST) Received: from comporellon.tachypleus.net ([unknown] [76.210.70.194]) by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0LXR00BXSME06M00@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:49:13 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:49:12 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: <201201140116.q0E1Gj7E055563@freefall.freebsd.org> To: eadler@FreeBSD.org Message-id: <4F10DF18.9020703@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=76.210.70.194 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-11, Version=5.6.1.2065439, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2012.1.14.13314, SenderIP=76.210.70.194 References: <201201140116.q0E1Gj7E055563@freefall.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:9.0) Gecko/20120107 Thunderbird/9.0 Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org, ariane@stack.nl, freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/164094: bsdinstall(8): installer progress over 100% X-BeenThere: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Sysinstall Work List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:49:18 -0000 On 01/13/12 19:16, eadler@FreeBSD.org wrote: > Old Synopsis: installer progress over 100% New Synopsis: > bsdinstall(8): installer progress over 100% > > Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-sysinstall > Responsible-Changed-By: eadler Responsible-Changed-When: Sat Jan 14 > 01:15:02 UTC 2012 Responsible-Changed-Why: assign and fix synopsis > > 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) Can you give some more details here? This is something that the installer is not programmed to do and that I cannot reproduce. -Nathan