Re-install FreeBSD 11.0 amd64 killing system boot. How to reproduce? The description is long. The source data: Make setup on factory clean hdd. boot from CD install keymap selection set hosname distribution select add doc add src Partitioning Manual Create Select GPT Create -> freebsd-boot 64KB Create -> freebsd-ufs 4GB / (uncheck journal in options) Create -> freebsd-swap 4GB Create -> freebsd-ufs 16GB /var (uncheck journal in options) Create -> freebsd-ufs 40GB /usr (uncheck journal in options) (Not all space) Finish Commit Wait to end setup. (set root pass, network, time zone,date,time, ntpd) System hardening select all but NOT selected only "randomize the PID" and "disable sendmail" Adding one user witch invate "wheel" Reboot. Remove CD. logon as root. Ok. Good. It's working ================= Next step. I want re-install with change partition size. Reboot. Load again from CD ================= install keymap selection set hosname distribution select add doc add src Partitioning Manual See old partition, delete all, no touch GPT sheme. select freebsd-ufs 40GB /usr -> delete select freebsd-ufs 16GB /var -> delete select freebsd-swap 4GB -> delete select freebsd-ufs 4GB / -> delete select freebsd-boot 64KB -> delete Create -> freebsd-boot 64KB Create -> freebsd-ufs 3GB / (uncheck journal in options) Create -> freebsd-swap 3GB (auto recalc to 2Gb) Create -> freebsd-ufs 15GB /var (auto recalc to 13Gb) (uncheck journal in options) Create -> freebsd-ufs 30GB /usr (auto recalc to 27Gb) (uncheck journal in options) (Not all space) Finish Commit Wait to end setup. (set root pass, network, time zone,date,time, ntpd) System hardening select all but NOT selected only "randomize the PID" and "disable sendmail" Adding one user witch invate "wheel" Reboot. Remove CD. Fail boot. Get messages: Code: Starting file system checks: /dev/ada0p2: FILE SYSTEM CLEAN; SKIPPING CHECKS /dev/ada0p2: clean, 724414 free (342 frags, 90509 blocks, 0.0% fragmentation) Cannot find file system super block Cannot find file system super block Cannot find file system super block Cannot find file system super block THE FOLOWING FILE SYSTEMS HAD AN UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY: ufs: /dev/ada0p4 (/var), ufs: /dev/ada0p5 (/usr) Warning! Some of the devices might not be available : retrying Waiting 30s for the root mount holders: usbus1 usbus0 ... (white message from usb, keyboard, etc (no errors) ... Restarting file system checks: /dev/ada0p2: FILE SYSTEM CLEAN; SKIPPING CHECKS /dev/ada0p2: clean, 724414 free (342 frags, 90509 blocks, 0.0% fragmentation) Cannot find file system super block Cannot find file system super block Cannot find file system super block Cannot find file system super block THE FOLOWING FILE SYSTEMS HAD AN UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY: ufs: /dev/ada0p4 (/var), ufs: /dev/ada0p5 (/usr) Unknown error 3: help! ERRROR: ABORTING BOOT (sending GIGTERM to parent)! [date] [time] init: /bin/sh on /etc/rc terminated abnormally, going to single user mode Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: Cannot read termcap database: using dumb terminal settings. # For next setup use from CLI gpart delete -i {1,2,3,4,5,} ada0 gpart destroy ada0 or other method to destruct data. This persist on VM too. Virtual machine with fixed(!) size of VM (VirtualBox) file shows the problem. (https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/61191/)
It's tested on versions: First instal Second install FreeBSD 11.0 amd64 disk1 - FreeBSD 11.0 amd64 disk1 FreeBSD 11.0 amd64 disk1 - FreeBSD 10.3 amd64 disk1 FreeBSD 10.3 amd64 disk1 - FreeBSD 10.3 amd64 disk1 No error when: First instal Second install FreeBSD 11.0 amd64 disk1 - FreeBSD 7.1 amd64 disk1 i386 NOT tested.
It's tested on versions: First instal Second install FreeBSD 11.0 amd64 disk1 - FreeBSD 9.3 amd64 disk1
I'm seeing something similar on 12.1-RELEASE. PowerEdge R415 set to boot via BIOS, not UEFI. I tried doing a scripted install with the following in installerconfig: PARTITIONS="mfid0 gpt { 128G freebsd-ufs /, 4G freebsd-swap }" The system had been running with root on zfs. ( Note also that the "gpt" tag in PARTITIONS is undocumented, which is another issue. Without it, the partition scheme defaults to MBR, which seems odd. ) Installation went fine, but upon reboot I got "no bootable disks found". I tried a manual install, deleting and recreating the partitions, but not the GPT itself. Still same problem. Then did another manual install, deleting and recreating the GPT, and now it works fine.