Installing FreeBSD 10.0 to GPT volume
Steven Friedrich
steven.e.friedrich at gmail.com
Wed Mar 26 00:12:13 UTC 2014
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Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD 10.0 to GPT volume
>> I have tried to install several times, even using gpart to write boot
>> code
to the GPT partition as well as
>> a freebsd-boot partition. I've installed a protective mbr. Nothing
>> appears to work.
None of this makes sense
* what fs are you installing to (ufs, zfs)
I created a GPT volume, then freebsd-boot of 512KB, freebsd-ufs of 1TB, and
freebsd-swap of 32GB
* where are you installing from (cdrom I presume?)
Yes
* "I've installed a protective mbr" - With GPT??
Yes, gpart man page says you can do it with or without a "protective MBR".
I've tried both ways.
* do you have FreeBSD already running on the OR a system?
No. I have been running Freebsd since 1998, but currently don't have a
machine with it.
>> Does bsdinstall write boot code to gpt partitions?
>> Under what circumstances would you use bios-boot or efi partitions?
This is well documented
No, it isn't.
Tell me where.
>> The drive is a 3TB Toshiba USB 3.0 external drive.
That's why building and installing from source is always preferred. One of
the kernel modules needed for the usb/hdd chain may not hev been loaded by
the default settings.
>> The laptop is an Intel CORE i7. This should run amd64, not ia64?
Well, yes of course...
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/bsdinstall-hardware.html
I checked that. It doesn't specifically mention the CORE i3, i5, or i7
architectures. I went to Intel's site and there's no mention of EMT64
capability on the i7.
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