Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:25:35 -0600 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> To: John Terrell <john.terrell@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: After installing a ZFS only build, machine won't complete POST Message-ID: <20091230062534.GK98917@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <A45501BD-42A1-4EFF-B389-63709C465103@gmail.com> References: <A45501BD-42A1-4EFF-B389-63709C465103@gmail.com>
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In the last episode (Dec 29), John Terrell said: > Has anyone seen this? I've just installed a ZFS only build following the > instructions at (http://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/GPTZFSBoot). After > rebooting after the install, the POST won't complete (it appears to be > looking at the disks for something). If I unplug the drives and reboot, > POST completes. If I then destroy the GPT partitions and install MBR, I > can now get past POST (but with a corrupted installation that won't boot). > > Some info: > Motherboard: MSI Neo2 > Disks: 2x 500GB Seagates (I created a mirrored pool during installation). > > Could this just be a crappy BIOS issue? Possibly. Unless your BIOS is very new it's unlikely to support GPT. > I'd hate to have to scrap GPT/ZFS and go back to MBR/UFS. ZFS works just fine inside an MBR partition, as long as your disks fit the 2TB limit (yours do). -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com
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