Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:31:56 +0300 From: Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> To: jb <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 9.1-RC2 - could it be that the installer does not write the MBR? Message-ID: <CA%2B7WWSfVkn%2BJ=k0F4NqdfRG_G2NNzkjKf9HZped_KAsr%2Bg-ZxA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <loom.20121018T100200-200@post.gmane.org> References: <FDB45151-C7D2-4BAC-B81B-CF4BD14F1633@ultra-secure.de> <CAKFCL4W2Mg_de1NPyxF42=YPqC9BSsiF8bhT5eNrXe_sk_TxaA@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20121018T100200-200@post.gmane.org>
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:05 AM, jb <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com> wrote: > Brandon Allbery <allbery.b <at> gmail.com> writes: > >> >> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 4:56 PM, Rainer Duffner <rainer <at> > ultra-secure.de>wrote: >> >> > I tried to install 9.1-RC2 amd64 on two disks that previously had some >> > version of Solaris installed (with grub as boot-manager). >> > The installation would always be successful, but it would just boot to >> > grub and then sit there. >> > >> >> RC1 wasn't very good at it either. >> > > I installed RC2 yesterday and noticed that there was no question asked where > to install boot loader (MBR or FB root slice/partition). > That's something needing a fix. > jb > > > > Such question does not make sense if the disk is GPT partitioned which is the default now. The boot loader is installed on a separate freebsd-boot partition and the MBR of the disk contains a special "protective MBR".
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