Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:10:46 +0200 (CEST) From: Harald Schmalzbauer <test2root@schmalzbauer.de> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/72896: Sysinstall panics on i386 systems with GPT Message-ID: <200410192010.i9JKAk39002415@test2.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de> Resent-Message-ID: <200410192020.i9JKKYRV006518@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 72896
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: Sysinstall panics on i386 systems with GPT
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Oct 19 20:20:34 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Harald Schmalzbauer
>Release: FreeBSD 5.3-RC1 i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD test2.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de 5.3-RC1 FreeBSD 5.3-RC1 #0: Sun Oct 17 01:25:37 UTC 2004 root@wv1u.samsco.home:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
>Description:
On i386 systems with GPT formated disks, sysinstall panics after
"Probing devices, please wait" with:
BARF 171 <101>
panic: Going nowhere without my init!
cpuid=0
Uptime=2s
This happens with the GENERIC kernel since GEOM_GPT is in it.
>How-To-Repeat:
Install FreeBSD on any i386 system, create a GPT with remaining MBR
with: 'gpt migrate -k -s ad0' and optionally add some more GPT
partitions ('gpt add -b 123456789 -s 987654321 -i 3 -t ufs ad0')
and reboot from CDs (install disc _and_ fixit disc 2!) or
call sysinstall from the freshly installed system and watch it
panicking.
>Fix:
Marcel Moolenaar told me that there are many bugs in 'libdisk'
and one of them causes sysinstall to fail that way (with GEOM_GPT).
Either remove GEOM_GPT from GENERIC or fix libdisk.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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