Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:32:52 +0000 From: krad <kraduk@googlemail.com> To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, John Terrell <john.terrell@gmail.com> Subject: Re: After installing a ZFS only build, machine won't complete POST Message-ID: <d36406630912300832m40616759w16d35a575da0bdb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20091230062534.GK98917@dan.emsphone.com> References: <A45501BD-42A1-4EFF-B389-63709C465103@gmail.com> <20091230062534.GK98917@dan.emsphone.com>
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2009/12/30 Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I agree sometime its just easier to take the path of less resistance and go for MBR. It wont affect and data drives/pools you have as you would probably add them as raw devices without partitioning
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