Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 11:09:46 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: dwilde1@gmail.com Cc: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation of 12.1R and 11.3R fails Message-ID: <20200525110946.dd7440ac.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CAEC7391PVoPo%2BgSD6a3zWYF4bGfyxpri-gRrQNGsASQMK8ZPDA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAEC7393CTQGQ=zQ7fM63iSkpdvO8R0q-q6iLWUOx4=XaYanO1A@mail.gmail.com> <d760435a-af0d-8a84-b350-43311c8e321e@holgerdanske.com> <CAEC73938_0co-Sk3JzZz10gP%2BVg6%2Bk1jWj87KJbU3_XkLU2Spg@mail.gmail.com> <f4a4889a-1e7f-b951-3d67-35994cbcf2a6@holgerdanske.com> <CAEC7390f3b6iwwjV9Zpv5hsRbv=t81_WnFDbePwDG4V66A1z0w@mail.gmail.com> <CAEC7391PVoPo%2BgSD6a3zWYF4bGfyxpri-gRrQNGsASQMK8ZPDA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, 24 May 2020 16:48:33 -0700, Donald Wilde wrote:
> I had to remain with the MBR-based system. GPT just flat-out did not
> work for me but I have got a working system and successfully updated
> it to 12-STABLE.
This is a strange observation, but still possible. Modern
systems should work with GPT just fine. For example, I have
a Lenovo laptop, probably 10+ years old, where I have a
FreeBSD 12 installation using GPT for partitioning. This
has been done using the "bsdinstall" installer.
Sometimes a specific combination of
{ GPT | MBR | dedicated } x { BIOS | UEFI }
can cause problems. It _should_ not, though.
Please also see this excellent overview:
http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/disksetup.html
> I did have a glitch that led to a recursive stack crash, though,
> forcing a reinstall. Updating the Handbook required me to build both
> graphviz and vala, but neither of them would work without already
> having a graphviz and vala on the system. Install with 'pkg install'
> worked.
It would be very strange if there was a "cyclic dependency"
for those ports... however, using "pkg install" solves most
problems with ports. :-)
--
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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