From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 23 07:20:10 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D30CE1065670 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:20:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A36F8FC17 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:20:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q3N7KADO003039 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:20:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q3N7KAIJ003038; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:20:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:20:10 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201204230720.q3N7KAIJ003038@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Faltu Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D038A106566B for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:18:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAF758FC16 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:18:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q3N7IvFd079421 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:18:57 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q3N7IvMH079420; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:18:57 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201204230718.q3N7IvMH079420@red.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:18:57 GMT From: Faltu To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/167222: FreeBSD 8.3 corrupting MBR partition table after installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:20:10 -0000 >Number: 167222 >Category: misc >Synopsis: FreeBSD 8.3 corrupting MBR partition table after installation >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Apr 23 07:20:10 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Faltu >Release: 8.3 >Organization: Hobbist >Environment: >Description: Before installation screenshot from ubuntu live CD http://i.imgur.com/YIlpA.png After installation screenshot from ubuntu live CD http://i.imgur.com/AJm8B.png >How-To-Repeat: - Boot from Ubuntu live cd - Create 3 primary linux - ext3 partitions of 10GB each by $sudo fdisk /dev/sda - Boot from FreeBSD 8.3 i386 - Install FreeBSD 8.3 on the remaining space on the disk by first creating a slice in the 4th primary partition of 50GB and auto allocate the FreeBSD file system inside the slice - Boot from Ubuntu live cd and do $sudo fdisk /dev/sda The whole partition table has been messed up by FreeBSD installer as shown in the following screenshots : Before installation screenshot from ubuntu live CD http://i.imgur.com/YIlpA.png After installation screenshot from ubuntu live CD http://i.imgur.com/AJm8B.png >Fix: Not known >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: