Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:38:41 +0200 From: Rainer Duffner <rainer@ultra-secure.de> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Chuck Burns <break19@gmail.com> Subject: Re: 9.1-RC2 - could it be that the installer does not write the MBR? Message-ID: <20121019223841.09866aac@linux-wb36.example.org> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmo=CB%2Buv_KT6_5mWx4FibeVUAbVNaFgbdhtnTxivAZHDpw@mail.gmail.com> 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> <50803B22.7000706@gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmo=CB%2Buv_KT6_5mWx4FibeVUAbVNaFgbdhtnTxivAZHDpw@mail.gmail.com>
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Am Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:32:49 -0700 schrieb Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>: > Guys/girls/etc, > > I do suggest that someone actually spends some time coming up with a > table of "what the current state is", "what we could do", "what would > happen if we did that." > > Right now there's a lot of possibilities (new drive, drive with > windows, drive with linux, drive with linux/windows, drive with legacy > freebsd MBR, etc) and as an outsider trying to figure out what is > actually the "right" sounding behaviour, it's difficult for me to sit > down and digest all these emails that chip away at a bit of the > problem at a time. > > So if you'd like to see this fixed, I really do suggest that one of > you dumps some time into coming up with a basic table like I said > above, work with others who can correct/flesh out the various options > to take into account, and then we can come up with a real solution. > Then 9.1 can go out the door. > If I select the "entire disk" for FreeBSD, I think it's a reasonable assumption that the MBR should replaced, too. Please don't make people install FreeBSD 9.0 first on disks with non-FreeBSD MRRs and then upgrade to 9.1.
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