From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 12 14:08:45 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5BFB1E00 for ; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:08:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from alogt.com (alogt.com [69.36.191.58]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 33EC813CD for ; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:08:44 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alogt.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Mime-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date; bh=J0ieHMxYWEwrwwPIH4RjEsgknq5s2LdRjUbZntTIOE0=; b=g44CzVM1ED0Plv5yOmoCPNZDfqmXXZ+lDG74qT59UWKx5obLeH+BLkJQqHwwAKslQhLxY46v0U07NydiVGthEHScAEvm0t/2po1pXVEmnxFznYltF06rG911GFzntMSOY3XynEFeiAxHAGBQ0y8w80kkXNNU+O3q3L848WGX4qc=; Received: from [120.166.171.144] (port=60264 helo=X220.alogt.com) by sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net with esmtpsa (SSLv3:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1W2LiV-000ZmP-Rl; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 07:08:44 -0700 Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:08:28 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky To: Scott Bennett Subject: Re: 9.2-RELEASE kernel ignores MBR on boot disk Message-ID: <20140112220828.1e489c27@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <201401121253.s0CCrTe9015766@sdf.org> References: <201401120855.s0C8tb5I022973@sdf.org> <20140112175557.1f666aff@X220.alogt.com> <201401121053.s0CAr3Uq011648@sdf.org> <20140112201153.2938604a@X220.alogt.com> <201401121253.s0CCrTe9015766@sdf.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.2 (GTK+ 2.24.19; amd64-portbld-freebsd10.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - alogt.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: authenticated_id: erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:08:45 -0000 Hi, On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 06:53:29 -0600 Scott Bennett wrote: > Erich Dollansky wrote: > > On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 04:53:03 -0600 > > Scott Bennett wrote: > > > > > Erich Dollansky wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I only installed 9.2 once but did not face any problems with > > > > MBR. > > > > > > > Did your boot drive have a MBR on it? Or a GPT label? > > > > > it was also MBR and not GPT. But I made a fresh install and did not > > do an upgrade via sources. > > > Hmmm... Did the stage 2 boot loader change in some important > way for i386 between 8.x and 9.2? I would not have thought that > putting stuff into /dev would have depended upon anything in the > loader. Other than the loader, what else does installkernel leave > unchanged? BTW, I just realized that I forgot to mention in my > original message that the first 9.2-RELEASE kernel I tried was built > with both > I upgraded one machine from 8.x via sources to 10 around June/July 2012 without any problems. > options GEOM_PART_GPT > > and > > options GEOM_PART_MBR > > When that didn't work, I tried commenting out the first of those > (GPT), which was the way I had had them in my 8.2-STABLE kernel. The > change made zero difference that I could see. The messages at the > point of failure were the same either way. I have both on 10 and have no problems with it since I have both. It all sounds weird to me. But you can use gpart to install the loaders from 9.2 for a try. Erich > > > Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG > ********************************************************************** > * Internet: bennett at sdf.org *or* bennett at freeshell.org * > *--------------------------------------------------------------------* > * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * > * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * > * -- a standing army." * > * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * > **********************************************************************