Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:23:46 -0500 From: Chuck Burns <break19@gmail.com> To: Rainer Duffner <rainer@ultra-secure.de> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 9.1-RC2 - could it be that the installer does not write the MBR? Message-ID: <50803B22.7000706@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20121018184426.63c59601@suse3> References: <FDB45151-C7D2-4BAC-B81B-CF4BD14F1633@ultra-secure.de> <CAKFCL4W2Mg_de1NPyxF42=YPqC9BSsiF8bhT5eNrXe_sk_TxaA@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20121018T100200-200@post.gmane.org> <CA%2B7WWSfVkn%2BJ=k0F4NqdfRG_G2NNzkjKf9HZped_KAsr%2Bg-ZxA@mail.gmail.com> <CAKFCL4WiN1AoiMHAOC8m6hZDFvYD8eQgh3NLWxLzPmu%2BoWp8tA@mail.gmail.com> <50802EFC.2010101@gmail.com> <20121018184426.63c59601@suse3>
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On 10/18/12 11:44, Rainer Duffner wrote: > Am Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:31:56 -0500 > schrieb Chuck Burns <break19@gmail.com>: > >> On 10/18/2012 11:05 AM, Brandon Allbery wrote: >>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Kimmo Paasiala >>> <kpaasial@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> 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". >>> >>> >>> And what is supposed to happen if the disk has an existing MBR and >>> existing partitions? >>> >> >> Besides which.. Do you want FreeBSD to overwrite the MBR? > > Yes. > I've long since given up on FreeBSD for workstations - I simply don't > have the time to get everything right. > >> Thus >> erasing grub when someone is attempting to install FreeBSD alongside >> Linux? > > > How many people actually do that, now that there are so many > virtualization-options? > > >> If you do not want GRUB, you must remove GRUB and revert to a proper >> MBR. > > And how do you remove GRUB? > The original OS did no longer boot in my case.... > > Do I need to file a PR for this? > > Simply zero out first few MB of the drive, when you create a new partition map, a new MBR is created. Chuck
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