[Bug 198380] Can't install using MBR

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            Bug ID: 198380
           Summary: Can't install using MBR
           Product: Base System
           Version: 10.1-RELEASE
          Hardware: i386
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: bin
          Assignee: freebsd-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: blake1024 at gmail.com

I am trying to install FreeBSD 10.1 Release on a 10 year old 32 bit machine
with 400GB disk and 3+ GB memory.  It ran Linux for years without a problem.

I installed using the GUI install program.  I accepted all of the defaults. 
Everything installed fine but then the system wouldn't boot.  I presume that is
because I should use MBR instead of GPT.  Here is where all the problems start.

When you change to MBR you have to manually configure the partitions (slices). 
Fine.  I create the BSD MBR just fine.  I created:

ada0  MBR

Then I created:

ada0s1  BSD

but when I go into ada0s1, it will only accept freebsd-ufs.  I can't create
freebsd-boot or freebsd-swap.  It keeps telling me "invalid argument".

I have spent hours trying to boot a basic machine with no luck.  Sure
appreciate some help.

Blake McBride

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