Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:15:47 -0400 From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, "Thomas K." <fwd@gothschlampen.com> Subject: Re: Memstick image differences between 8.x and 9.x Message-ID: <4E9103D3.4000706@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-VmomV2Ps=TrF0sw6B5KxerbN13avk_erXir6B63ajOqN3sA@mail.gmail.com> References: <20111008155252.GA24223.edited@vs2.gothschlampen.com> <CAGH67wTeHVfb01Bc51%2Bd=XCct7cUBfobcg5zWM-Rn%2B3bdM43cg@mail.gmail.com> <4E90B4B1.7000009@FreeBSD.org> <CAJ-VmomV2Ps=TrF0sw6B5KxerbN13avk_erXir6B63ajOqN3sA@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 10/8/11 10:00 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote: > On 9 October 2011 04:38, Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> GPT should have no impact on booting from the memory stick, as far as I >> am aware. > > I've already emailed -current with an example where GPT+memstick == fail. > Some theories include that GPT/EFT on USB is what the BIOS expects > when doing BIOS reflashing, and gets confused when something else is > there. Yep, and I also recall you bringing this up in IRC. Though, at that time (well, up until a few hours ago), I wasn't aware of the Lenovo issue Warren mentioned. So, that said, I happily stand corrected. I am now aware of a few GPT memstick issues. :) -- Glen Barber | gjb@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD Documentation Project [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJOkQPYAAoJEFJPDDeguUajmy8H/AzUgwIcb6A7V1Ui5OUy/EoS nFSKEJAo6PuQS5VfE3wakj7Gg7P9DgPG1lb2QItTOZufb4a9pb8m0ivFJ8VkyDxN 4paUM+wl3Pu0eJLPFjfquckij5/Xd+RMEXCYCE07ojZRvCMxyPC/4kPL3tCIqXh5 sclc2yvwWvNcIm+taFEYurDPp+hm13Y3wxKxpnYjpAHh9m1Cy1zNlO8R32KoU7y0 NrLN3HF/+6YyGmAqceDHUnVxBvs5hN9ynHIQ4WFc4D7B931ZtxmLjBqjuqL+ZW0Q +iyjOdZ1c9nsxuqqH7lMpth/lZaUF2aRWYXqVgxIc9dCPE1YUIlDnajkYQzjRlk= =/Wwp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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