Bug 221295

Summary: D945GCLF2 needs GPT+Active
Product: Base System Reporter: steven_nikkel
Component: binAssignee: Mark Linimon <linimon>
Status: Closed Overcome By Events    
Severity: Affects Only Me CC: allanjude, emaste, ertyu
Priority: ---    
Version: 11.1-RELEASE   
Hardware: amd64   
OS: Any   

Description steven_nikkel 2017-08-07 00:42:37 UTC 
Just did a fresh install of 11.1, afterwards system wouldn't find a bootable disk. Found mention of similar issue in 11.0 errata. Applied 'gpart set -a active ada0' and voila, system would boot from disk. Looks like I have yet another example of a system that needs the fix.

# kenv -q smbios.planar.maker
Intel Corporation
# kenv -q smbios.planar.product
D945GCLF2
Comment 1 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-08-07 03:33:07 UTC 
I am unable to find the similar reference in the 11.X errata.  Can you please point me to that document?  Thanks.
Comment 2 ertyu 2017-08-07 03:57:29 UTC 
https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.0R/errata.html

[2016-10-20] Several recent Dell systems fail to find a bootable disk when the system boots in Legacy/BIOS/CSM mode, the boot disk is partitioned with GPT, and the Active flag in the Protective MBR is not set. To work around this issue, either configure the system to boot in UEFI mode, or choose the "GPT + Active" scheme. [r293860]

https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=293860
Comment 3 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2023-08-07 17:33:08 UTC 
To submitter: is this aging PR still valid?
Comment 4 steven_nikkel 2023-08-07 17:41:04 UTC 
I don't know, the hardware is no longer in use.