Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:11:30 -0400 From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: Rainer Duffner <rainer@ultra-secure.de> Cc: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>, 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: <20121019211130.GM1393@glenbarber.us> In-Reply-To: <20121019223841.09866aac@linux-wb36.example.org> 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> <20121019223841.09866aac@linux-wb36.example.org>
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--tbBCmy51UvWhYeBI Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:38:41PM +0200, Rainer Duffner wrote: > Am Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:32:49 -0700 > schrieb Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>: >=20 > > Guys/girls/etc, > >=20 > > 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." > >=20 > > 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. > >=20 > > 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. > >=20 >=20 >=20 > 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. >=20 Can you outline for me in detail what you did when you partitioned your drive during the installation? I have seen your specific issue exactly once, and reliably reproducing the problem has not been successful so far. BTW, what was on the drive before you did the install, if anything? Glen --tbBCmy51UvWhYeBI Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJQgcICAAoJEFJPDDeguUaj948IAJWyrnKbBioaPAZdqwbU1kuc uizNeP1UWBGZ7X8o1JblUv0b0kEcnyuifpfb35DUzs2jey4NCO58PYGV6SuDEXer YG5r8Hb7cGxJm3BpMnj5NPyIYyJlyXNILHrVG+jfaupFrSVCnnQz+Uue/2GCRQiu juXMIooKnxVdkgvBZP1pxJT+n+NR5WzHGz4xvtrJ9MRHMjveg8xASjM74frMnM0q CxvfJhKbmUhe4SOtq9afp4nQ8+3lt831pWctSHrI386hXb/hu6XOTc+W/22+JfaN R7u1ULdhqBkZqh+Ud6euihXoLW8CLYd1X7t3mo+7THD70dhqZ0PEYFuOyebOk3s= =NR/o -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --tbBCmy51UvWhYeBI--
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