Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:18:57 GMT From: Faltu <faltuemail0@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/167222: FreeBSD 8.3 corrupting MBR partition table after installation Message-ID: <201204230718.q3N7IvMH079420@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201204230720.q3N7KAIJ003038@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>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:
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