From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 19 20:20:34 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFE2416A4D1 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:20:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95B1F43D53 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:20:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i9JKKYCH006519 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:20:34 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i9JKKYRV006518; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:20:34 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:20:34 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200410192020.i9JKKYRV006518@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, Harald Schmalzbauer Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C6AB16A4CE for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:10:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from flb.schmalzbauer.de (flb.schmalzbauer.de [62.245.232.135]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B30BE43D48 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:10:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from test2root@schmalzbauer.de) Received: from korso.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de ([172.21.2.3]) by flb.schmalzbauer.de (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i9JKAlra092303 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:10:47 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from test2root@test2.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de) Received: from test2.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de (test2.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de [172.21.3.2]) by korso.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09C5616B for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:10:47 +0200 (CEST) Received: from test2.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de (localhost.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de [127.0.0.1])i9JKAkrQ002416 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:10:46 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from test2root@test2.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de) Received: (from test2root@localhost)i9JKAk39002415; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:10:46 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from test2root) Message-Id: <200410192010.i9JKAk39002415@test2.flintsbach.schmalzbauer.de> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:10:46 +0200 (CEST) From: Harald Schmalzbauer To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: misc/72896: Sysinstall panics on i386 systems with GPT X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Harald Schmalzbauer List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:20:34 -0000 >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: >Unformatted: