Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 19:55:55 GMT From: Preston Ashworth <hadenworth@bellsouth.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: amd64/166801: FreeBSD install is apparently not writing boot code to target disk. Message-ID: <201204091955.q39Jtt18016232@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201204092000.q39K0YkV034896@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 166801 >Category: amd64 >Synopsis: FreeBSD install is apparently not writing boot code to target disk. >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-amd64 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Apr 09 20:00:34 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Preston Ashworth >Release: 9.0 >Organization: >Environment: HP Pavilion (P7-1145) w/ HIB_707.ROM v7.07 BIOS, Hitachi HDS72101oCLA632 Disk, SATA Emulation is AHCI >Description: On re-boot after installing FreeBSD 9.0 (with the installation CD removed, of course), BIOS reports (I paraphrase) no bootable disk or defective drive. If I subsequently reboot the installation CD, take the <shell> option in the install program, and use the disklabel program, first with '-w', and then with '-B', and then reboot (after removing the CD), the system boots, but not correctly (at least not as I would expect) because the "boot:" prompt apppears. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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