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[91.2.58.69]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id m3sm1447410wrw.20.2019.11.07.00.49.53 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:49:53 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 09:49:52 +0100 From: Gary Jennejohn To: Chris Cc: freebsd-current , 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: <6968bf2dc24e9c5ca0156225024b1581@udns.ultimatedns.net> Reply-To: gljennjohn@gmail.com X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.17.4 (GTK+ 2.24.32; amd64-portbld-freebsd13.0) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 477xtC61ktz4K78 X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=T+1r+bqu; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of gljennjohn@gmail.com designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::436 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=gljennjohn@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.00 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[gljennjohn@gmail.com]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; REPLYTO_ADDR_EQ_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[69.58.2.91.khpj7ygk5idzvmvt5x4ziurxhy.zen.dq.spamhaus.net : 127.0.0.10]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-current@freebsd.org]; FREEMAIL_REPLYTO(0.00)[gmail.com]; IP_SCORE_FREEMAIL(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[6.3.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.5.4.1.0.0.a.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; IP_SCORE(0.00)[ip: (-9.13), ipnet: 2a00:1450::/32(-2.76), asn: 15169(-2.01), country: US(-0.05)]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 08:49:56 -0000 On Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:38:29 -0800 Chris wrote: > On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 10:15:49 +0200 Toomas Soome tsoome@me.com said > > > > On 7. Nov 2019, at 10:05, Chris wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 08:31:14 +0100 gljennjohn@gmail.com said > > > > >> On Wed, 06 Nov 2019 17:23:08 -0800 > > >> Chris 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