From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 23 07:23:32 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C2C12BBC for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:23:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.kulturflatrate.net (mail.kulturflatrate.net [46.163.119.221]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5444714D1 for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:23:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.kulturflatrate.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D6AC10BC002; Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:23:24 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at kulturflatrate.net X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -2.9 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=6.31 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1, BAYES_00=-1.9] autolearn=ham Received: from mail.kulturflatrate.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.kulturflatrate.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id zGkova0DpS_F; Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:23:23 +0200 (CEST) Received: from len-x61s.klaas (160.210.broadband18.iol.cz [109.81.210.160]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kulturflatrate.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3AA3710BC001; Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:23:23 +0200 (CEST) Received: by len-x61s.klaas (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 3E80CE806D; Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:26:03 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:26:03 +0200 From: Niklaas Baudet von Gersdorff To: Bigby James Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lenovo T420 installlation with zfsroot and GPT/UEFI (FreeBSD 10.1) Message-ID: <20150423072603.GK2378@len-x61s.klaas> References: <20150422070144.GS2378@len-x61s.klaas> <20150422131047.GA1955@WorkBox.Home> <20150422203847.GJ2378@len-x61s.klaas> <20150422220006.GB1955@WorkBox.Home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20150422220006.GB1955@WorkBox.Home> X-PGP-Key: http://www.kulturflatrate.net/niklaas/niklaas-baudet-von-gersdorff.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:23:32 -0000 Bigby James [2015-04-22 17:00 -0500] : > If you did nothing other than restart the installer and choose MBR in the > installation wizard, there may be residual GPT table data on the disk. You can > try this: > > - Select "Shell" from the installer start-up menu > - From the command line, use `gpart destroy -F ` to clear the table > - Run `gpart create -s gpt ` to create a new table,then > - Run `gpart destroy -F ` to remove all partition table data again. Great hint! Unfortunately, this did not solve my problem though. The same thing happens: blinking cursor on the top left. I am thinking about secure rescue the SSD first and then I would give it another try. I am struggling to find a bootable USB flash disk with `hdparm` on it. > Then exit the shell and try installing through the wizard again. If > that doesn't work, I'm not sure what the other issue would be; I've > successfully installed ZFS-on-root using MBR on a T520 before, but > that half a year ago and only temporarily (just to see the result, > really). Sorry I can't be of more help. Anyway, thanks a lot for your help and the recommendations concerning the backlight issue. -- Niklaas