Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:30:48 -0500 From: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com> To: Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org> Cc: Current Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> Subject: Re: Default MBR boot "manager" Message-ID: <52814C88.6080309@allanjude.com> In-Reply-To: <33391A36-2E7A-473B-87E0-88BDE1AC97D1@fisglobal.com> References: <33391A36-2E7A-473B-87E0-88BDE1AC97D1@fisglobal.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 2013-11-11 16:19, Teske, Devin wrote: > Topic: Lenovo Laptops and bsdinstall zfsboot with MBR layout... > > Should we do the quick patch to change the default > from /boot/boot0 to /boot/mbr: > > Index: zfsboot > =================================================================== > --- zfsboot (revision 258016) > +++ zfsboot (working copy) > @@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ zfs_create_diskpart() > # > f_eval_catch $funcname gpart "$GPART_CREATE" mbr \$disk || > return $FAILURE > - f_eval_catch $funcname gpart "$GPART_BOOTCODE" /boot/boot0 \ > + f_eval_catch $funcname gpart "$GPART_BOOTCODE" /boot/mbr \ > \$disk || return $FAILURE > > # > > That would fix things for Lenovo laptops for the next > release until I finish up the bootcode selection menu. > I'd like to take my time in making sure Allan and I design > a worthy bootcode selection menu. These seems like the best approach for now, based on the feedback I have gotten from people with BIOSs that won't boot GPT and often choke on the boot0 boot manager. -- Allan Jude [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJSgUyIAAoJEJrBFpNRJZKfcKsP/1+49SZ04VIsLg2WZ4cmRnBE vGPdpjmodOBusCf7Zuow2yYz2dHnsh/LvBwWW9LzPREH82OLLcE1ASWEHJ0p9+JN RPDfg+pI+ZEDRuyeX946AywLJVkPUIbZryytY4k2Jo8wo3aaWqIRhEe9eLhx21Ds bBhYPIyHt4U8tYGJ00l9EVPEYfCjn5I4MGjHHm0/XgVan5+w3PcBuF1w/42NfXhv 0Yq9J97hxkOK4iY2I71K/dBk0jZk69J4ziGttw4htRAt+KysOVOEpMXj+YBKpadi Afja56bFaGbtcJXVKy4RutkhjgsGygqCrxQT0855KUybdfXlXHLa1vetIVFKE2Cn uKhv24D8G3dlZY2rq5kqeKWUGbbO5vRUC0sSBmpCIGF2Zeiidsfn25gaM7+bXq30 qTiGXl8ctkQ0XeKVyxuUs4Ig296UhSwG0LA812bX/SsgS/zUfK6nvDn9VMMjVuT8 uDGf0uoEb6/2DViJG7yJbE3EniUxt7TldU0k1T8ejV4NdqWWoGbww3TBF5zbbuaJ zdsHBbm8zl8yHxxusni79Y5ShB6cT0d+Ls0PyCFRKIikO28allBuJsPOMSbxibw+ fd7mVOFYeLi1VFCBoKFmC5tBJTFAam4sx1NkjNTYvMOtzqCNFOYkiVVRtX2fyOgy 2QfsbbYL6URh5+vaUg7s =Cjce -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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