problem after installkernel going from 9.0 to CURRENT

Robert Huff roberthuff at rcn.com
Wed Jan 2 20:05:19 UTC 2013


On 1/2/2013 1:57 PM, Benjamin Kaduk wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Jan 2013, Robert Huff wrote:

> For a full clean install, I believe that bsdinstall should prompt about
> installing bootcode around here.  I don't really understand from your
> procedure how bsdinstall was used; there might be some edge case where
> there is no prompt about bootcode.
>
>>     2) Installed off the 9.0 CD, got it up and running, everything was
>> good.

	Let me elaborate on this:

	2) Installed off the 9.0 CD, had a fully bootable system connected to 
the Internet, everything was good.

> I think you should investigate the 'bootcode' subcommand of gpart(8).

	Does the above change things?
	It was my expectation "installkernel" would Do The Right Thing with 
respect to new bootcode, and I am surprised it did not.

	Respectfully,


			Robert Huff




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