From owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 12 20:44:24 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64B59106566B for ; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:44:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan.naumov@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.242]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DFC58FC08 for ; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:44:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan.naumov@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c3so1346315ana.13 for ; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:44:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=PQ2vmbObalLij147hWJWFJdcPQ7P0G4G0poqBfyuSbU=; b=gjR69FZkrwqE98Mx8EPOdPB47i8HP9IIR0R2tmS28mm8ZpvTKawyJsro4OODd0AnZW +NJKVexq+hnOCWigv2S7jiiBk/ksef+PtkwVBAaNWy168SyJIPDhT8n6DiOBa57Ive+L TOFRxEXE3367LxuTd7a3fDxhgs4JUu9wyKQig= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=Z7kLjsU4oloI2/KKVJVRMPAcIEAP47PtVYFDHL7X2aKRAohO5/L+uUb2vTTo9LNc0l fLN7BGDREC72Z3u3M44kNTT7kPU4dy6pio6/NBrN1+fbFflgaO5ILxsZfq31l+zkW5eL z+ry1VxbSCce3A9hUsyOhznCutxL9kGkpuGPY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.154.17 with SMTP id b17mr5530533ane.45.1244839462815; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:44:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4A329A44.9060505@wagsky.com> References: <4A2D6652.4050008@wagsky.com> <4A329A44.9060505@wagsky.com> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:44:22 +0300 Message-ID: From: Dan Naumov To: Jeff Kletsky Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GPT fails to be recognized by BIOS boot, Intel Atom 330 D945GCLF2, 7.2-RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GEOM-specific discussions and implementations List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:44:24 -0000 Try the following: BIOS Setting BIOS_POWER_After Power Falure = - Dan Naumov On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 9:11 PM, Jeff Kletsky wrote: > Jeff Kletsky wrote: >> >> After getting what I thought to be a good configuration built up and >> installed on, it failed to boot. I confirmed that I could build a >> MBR-based system on the same drive on the same platform >> (Intel Atom 330 on Intel D945GCLF2 motherboard, 2 GB RAM, >> BIOS LF94510J.86A.0140.2008.1231.0012, later updated to >> BIOS LF94510J.86A.0182.2008.1231.0012) >> >> [...] >> >> I've tried several different approaches, using both gpt and gpart, >> none of which seem to be able to boot the system. Bizzarely enough, if >> I do try to boot the GPT disk, with a functional, bootable MBR-based >> system >> either on the PATA or on a USB stick, that drive is also no longer >> bootable. >> > > The problem appears to be with the MB and BIOS (consistent on three > different boards). For some set of reasonable BIOS settings, the machine > will enter a state where it will not recognize anything I've tried but a > CD/DVD as bootable (even though they boot other systems). > > I've since confirmed that I can create bootable gjournal on gmirror on GPT > via gpart for AMD64. > > Intel not supplying help until I use 'approved" memory (I'm using a Corsair > 2G stick that they've only tested the 1G and below versions). > > http://communities.intel.com/message/25506 contains pointers to several > Intel forums issues, as well as the OCZ forums where this has been deeply > explored. > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-geom@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-geom > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-geom-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >