Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 09:49:52 +0100 From: Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@gmail.com> To: Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, <tsoome@me.com> Subject: Re: CURRENT October images do not create a bootable install Message-ID: <20191107094952.19572ba9@ernst.home> In-Reply-To: <6968bf2dc24e9c5ca0156225024b1581@udns.ultimatedns.net> References: <C76D036E-9705-494B-AB4B-65B255ABFA23@me.com> <6968bf2dc24e9c5ca0156225024b1581@udns.ultimatedns.net>
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On Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:38:29 -0800 Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> wrote: > On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 10:15:49 +0200 Toomas Soome tsoome@me.com said > > > > On 7. Nov 2019, at 10:05, Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 08:31:14 +0100 gljennjohn@gmail.com said > > > > >> On Wed, 06 Nov 2019 17:23:08 -0800 > > >> Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> wrote: > > >> > I put a box together to test 13 about a mos ago. > > >> > It's a second gen core i3. But whether choosing automatic > > >> > disk layout, or choosing manual. When the install finishes, and > > >> > boots to the drive. The BIOS reports no bootable media. > > >> > I finally gave up, and grabbed the most recent RELENG-12. Which > > >> > worked as expected. > > >> > While I have no troubles booting (U)EFI. Isn't the so-called > > >> > LEGACY boot option still supported? > > >> > > Thank you for all your time, and consideration. > > >> > > > > > Thanks for taking the time to respond, Gary. > > > > >> I installed the latest FreeBSD 13 memstick image (UEFI) yesterday > > >> and had no problem booting it. I used manual disk partitioning. In fact, > > > when I added the / partition the installer automatically > > >> created and populated the EFI boot partition for me. > > > > > Same here. But in spite of it. The reboot proved to be unsuccessful. :( > > >> I used UEFI because that was already set in the BIOS and the > > >> computer doesn't belong to me. > > >> LEGACY mode should still work as long as the BIOS offers that. My main > > > FreeBSD 13 box uses LEGACY booting. > > > > > My BIOS offers both. Yet neither option proved fruitful. :( > > >> -- > >> Gary Jennejohn > > > > > Thanks again, Gary! :) > > > > > > Do you have more detailed information? any error messages, screenshots? > > Thanks for the reply, toomas. > > It's just the standard BIOS report about non-bootable device, please inset > bootable medium... > > IOW it doesn't recognize the freshly installed 13-CURRENT on the hard drive > as being a bootable OS. > > I'm wondering what happened between RELENG-12, and 13 that made the change? > > Thanks again! > Did you use MBR (which seems to be the default) or GPT? I forced the installer to use GPT. -- Gary Jennejohn
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