misc/185623: freebsd 10.0-RC5 fresh install does not boot on asus h87m-e

[Ryan Stark]

>Number:         185623
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       freebsd 10.0-RC5 fresh install does not boot on asus h87m-e
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
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>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jan 09 23:40:00 UTC 2014
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ryan Stark
>Release:        10.0-RC4
>Organization:
Rackspace
>Environment:
FreeBSD rstark.munix.us 10.0-RC4 FreeBSD 10.0-RC4 #0 r260130: Tue Dec 31 17:10:01 UTC 2013     root at snap.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64

>Description:
When attempting to install FreeBSD 10.0-RC4 -or- 10.0-RC5 from cd disc1, the resulting system does not boot up after installation on an asus h87m-e motherboard.

I used multiple sata hard disks. a WD sata2 1TB & a Seagate sata3 3TB drive. I tried normal install options using 'whole disk' guided partitioning, as well as ZFS single disk installs using MBR & GPT options.

Any/every install option has been tested good by inserting the hard disk into an older machine and successfully booting the OS.

A fresh install using a 9.2-RELEASE cd dic1 will boot fine on the asus h87m-e, however the onboard ethernet is not recognized at boot.
>How-To-Repeat:
install a fresh copy of 10.0-RC5 on an asus h87m-e motherboard, and try to boot up system disk.
>Fix:
the work around I used was to install 9.2-RELEASE, add a usb ethernet adaptor, and then use freebsd-update to update system to 10.0-RC5 successfully. 

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