From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Thu Nov 7 08:53:08 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 429951ACE4E for ; Thu, 7 Nov 2019 08:53:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tsoome@me.com) Received: from pv50p00im-ztdg10011901.me.com (pv50p00im-ztdg10011901.me.com [17.58.6.50]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 477xxv1Bknz4KWC for ; Thu, 7 Nov 2019 08:53:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tsoome@me.com) Received: from [192.168.150.41] (148-52-235-80.sta.estpak.ee [80.235.52.148]) by pv50p00im-ztdg10011901.me.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 31DCE800862; Thu, 7 Nov 2019 08:53:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Toomas Soome Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.0 \(3601.0.10\)) Subject: Re: CURRENT October images do not create a bootable install Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 10:52:54 +0200 In-Reply-To: <6968bf2dc24e9c5ca0156225024b1581@udns.ultimatedns.net> Cc: freebsd-current To: "bsd-lists@bsdforge.com" References: <6968bf2dc24e9c5ca0156225024b1581@udns.ultimatedns.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3601.0.10) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:, , definitions=2019-11-07_02:, , signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 suspectscore=0 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1015 mlxscore=0 mlxlogscore=999 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1908290000 definitions=main-1911070090 X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 477xxv1Bknz4KWC X-Spamd-Bar: --- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.60 / 15.00]; TO_DN_EQ_ADDR_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:17.58.0.0/16:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[me.com]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[me.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[me.com,quarantine]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[50.6.58.17.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.1]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[me.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:714, ipnet:17.58.0.0/20, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[148.52.235.80.khpj7ygk5idzvmvt5x4ziurxhy.zen.dq.spamhaus.net : 127.0.0.10]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[me.com:s=1a1hai]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; IP_SCORE(0.00)[ip: (-7.01), ipnet: 17.58.0.0/20(-2.43), asn: 714(-2.52), country: US(-0.05)]; IP_SCORE_FREEMAIL(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_LOW(-1.00)[me.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.1]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 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 08:53:08 -0000 > On 7. Nov 2019, at 10:38, Chris wrote: >=20 > On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 10:15:49 +0200 Toomas Soome tsoome@me.com = said >=20 >> > 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? >=20 > Thanks for the reply, toomas. >=20 > It's just the standard BIOS report about non-bootable device, please = inset > bootable medium... >=20 > IOW it doesn't recognize the freshly installed 13-CURRENT on the hard = drive > as being a bootable OS. >=20 > I'm wondering what happened between RELENG-12, and 13 that made the = change? >=20 If the BIOS does not find bootable disk, it likely does check the MBR, = please use dd to read out sector 0 from your boot disk (something like = dd if=3D/dev/da0 of=3Dmbr.dd count=3D1) and mail it to me directly so I = can check what is there. rgds, toomas