Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 14:27:58 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 210572] Installer does not fully identify discs in multiple-disc system Message-ID: <bug-210572-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=210572 Bug ID: 210572 Summary: Installer does not fully identify discs in multiple-disc system Product: Base System Version: 10.3-STABLE Hardware: amd64 OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: misc Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: scratch65535@att.net CC: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org CC: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org This is a significant human-factors issue. Installing 10.3 to a system with 4 motherboard SATA ports and a re-flashed M1015 8-port SAS controller card, all fully populated with disks, I realised that the disc identifier offered is the *model number*, which is not at all useful when there are several discs of the same model installed. Since the bios and the os don't necessarily agree on the device ordering, I had no way of reliably picking out my intended install disc. I had to shut down, disconnect the data cables from every disc but the ones to the dvd drive and the install disc, and then restart. If the installer showed the model number, size, AND the existing partitions, the problem I had would not have arisen. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.help
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