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Subject: Re: 9.1-RC2 - could it be that the installer does not write the MBR?
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On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:21:54PM -0600, Warren Block wrote:
> I don't know if this is the problem, but it is worth pointing out that=20
> graid(8) is now included in GENERIC.  Leftover hardware RAID metadata=20
> could make for unexpected results.  For example,
> http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=3D35168

Definitely worth noting.  GEOM_MIRROR can do this too, iirc.

In my case, however, the target installation disk was not previously
part of any RAID configuration, software or otherwise.

Glen


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