Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 07:53:30 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org, Ryan Stark <rstark@rackspace.com>, dteske@freebsd.org Cc: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: amd64/185623: [install] freebsd 10.0-RC5 fresh install does not boot on asus h87m-e Message-ID: <52FE1FDA.7080307@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <201401281057.05050.jhb@freebsd.org> References: <201401222140.s0MLe1xm078974@freefall.freebsd.org> <201401281057.05050.jhb@freebsd.org>
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On 01/28/14 09:57, John Baldwin wrote: > On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:40:01 pm Ryan Stark wrote: >> The following reply was made to PR amd64/185623; it has been noted by GNATS. >> >> From: Ryan Stark <rstark@rackspace.com> >> To: <bug-followup@FreeBSD.org>, <nospam@morphium.org> >> Cc: >> Subject: Re: amd64/185623: [install] freebsd 10.0-RC5 fresh install does not >> boot on asus h87m-e >> Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:34:56 -0600 >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA512 >> >> Hello, >> >> Seems with a little homework, I was able to boot my new 10.0-RELEASE OS. =) >> >> >> After install, but before reboot, run: gpart set -a active ada0 >> >> It appears that other asus users of H85 & H87 motherboards are >> experiencing the same issue. > Hmm, the installer for FreeBSD/{amd64,i386} is supposed to do this > automatically. We used to set this in the PMBR by default for all GPT setups, > but that isn't really correct for the GPT standard and needs to not be present > when using EFI. The solution was supposed to be that we would stop setting it > in the PMBR by default and change the installer to set this bit when doing a > non-EFI GPT install on x86. I think the first part of that (not setting > active by default) happened in 10, but not the second part (fix the installer > for non-EFI GPT installs on x86). I've cc'd some folks who've worked on > bsdinstall who can hopefully get this fixed. > Interesting, I wasn't aware of this change. So this is an attribute of the entire geom? It's an easy enough change to make, but I want to be sure I'm doing the right thing. -Nathan
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