Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 11:49:59 +1030 From: Matt Thyer <matt.thyer@gmail.com> To: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> Cc: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, "Thomas K." <fwd@gothschlampen.com>, Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Memstick image differences between 8.x and 9.x Message-ID: <CACM2%2B-7hCYydByTCYANCJ_myLLmq3UOZPmsKKwko4o_6BvN1Fg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E90EBF5.4090101@freebsd.org> References: <20111008155252.GA24223.edited@vs2.gothschlampen.com> <CAGH67wTeHVfb01Bc51%2Bd=XCct7cUBfobcg5zWM-Rn%2B3bdM43cg@mail.gmail.com> <4E90B4B1.7000009@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1110081533330.9628@wonkity.com> <4E90C801.4060108@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1110081616340.9628@wonkity.com> <CACM2%2B-7QLk6OSiSN-1MSpQjdbFy_HFpaW_zv-4enqvPHRF1=%2Bw@mail.gmail.com> <4E90EBF5.4090101@freebsd.org>
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On Oct 9, 2011 11:04 AM, "Nathan Whitehorn" <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On 10/08/11 19:25, Matt Thyer wrote: >> >> I believe this is actually a case of the memstick image being an improperly >> formatted GPT as there is no backup partition table at the end of the >> volume. >> >> The only sensible answer is to not use GPT for the memstick image. >> >> I've not said this loud enough yet but this is a show stopper for >> 9.0-RELEASE and must be fixed. >> >> We can't have a major release that modern systems cannot install with one of >> the now most popular install methods. >> >> As a first step, Andriy Gapon has provided a quick patch for makefs(8) so it >> can create filesystems with UFS labels (as bsdinstall relys on labels). >> >> If you want to fix your memstick, create a copy of the partition table at >> the end of the volume and it should boot. > > > It is being fixed, pending Andriy's change getting into the tree, which should be soon, and will end up being used for the next build (which I believe is RC1). > > There is also the interesting question of actually installing to GPT on the hard disk, which is the default in 9.0. Does this not work on some systems? If so, do we want to blacklist them and use a different default partition scheme? Can we identify systems that violate regular PC boot standards and reject GPT? Any data on any of these points would be appreciated. > -Nathan > I don't think there have been any reports of failure to boot properly formatted GPT yet.
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