Bug 166801 - bsdinstall(8): FreeBSD install is apparently not writing boot code to target disk.
Summary: bsdinstall(8): FreeBSD install is apparently not writing boot code to target ...
Status: Open
Alias: None
Product: Base System
Classification: Unclassified
Component: kern (show other bugs)
Version: Unspecified
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody)
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Keywords: install
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Reported: 2012-04-09 21:00 UTC by Preston Ashworth
Modified: 2022-10-13 17:48 UTC (History)
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Description Preston Ashworth 2012-04-09 21:00:34 UTC
On re-boot after installing FreeBSD 9.0 (with the installation CD removed, of course), BIOS reports (I paraphrase) no bootable disk or defective drive.

If I subsequently reboot the installation CD, take the <shell> option in the install program, and use the disklabel program, first with '-w', and then with '-B', and then reboot (after removing the CD), the system boots, but not correctly (at least not as I would expect) because the "boot:" prompt apppears.
Comment 1 Preston Ashworth 2012-04-11 21:49:01 UTC



Found work-around:  Had been using 'Guided' mode and trying to use the entire disk, but decided to use a partition this go-round.  Created a DOS partition, and then a freeBSD partition and edited it manually.  Finished the installation, removed the CDROM, re-booted, and freeBSD/amd64 came up just as pretty as you please.  Must be something peculiar about the hardware configuration on the amd64 system; I don't know.  I had no trouble at all installing freeBSD/i386 on another computer.
Comment 2 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2012-04-16 05:00:54 UTC
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-amd64->freebsd-sysinstall

reclassify.
Comment 3 Eitan Adler freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-12-31 07:59:51 UTC
For bugs matching the following criteria:

Status: In Progress Changed: (is less than) 2014-06-01

Reset to default assignee and clear in-progress tags.

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