FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick -- fresh install not booting

[Dr. Nikolaus Klepp]

Hi!

Some BIOS simply won't boot from GPT, so please try a MBR installation. But fill the first and last gig of the harddrive with zeros.

Nik




Am Dienstag, 1. März 2016 schrieb David Christensen:
> freebsd-questions:
> 
> I'm a FreeBSD noob attempting to install:
> 
>      FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img
> 
> 
> On this computer:
> 
> 1.  Intel DQ67SW motherboard
> 
> 2.  Intel Core i7-2600S processor
> 
> 3.  2 @ Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 memory modules (8 GB total)
> 
> 4.  Samsung SSD UM410 series 16 GB
> 
> 5.  LG WH14NS40K BD-RW drive
> 
> 
> Using these choices:
> 
> 	FreeBSD Installer		Install
> 	Keymap Selection		Continue with default keymap
> 	Set Hostname			i72600s.holgerdanske.com
> 	Distribution Selection		ports, src
> 	Partitioning			Auto (ZFS)
> 	    ZFS Configuration
> 		Pool Type/Disks		stripe: 0 disks
> 		Pool Name		zroot
> 		Force 4K Sectors	YES
> 		Encrypt disks		YES
> 		Partitioning Scheme	GPT
> 		Swap Size		2g
> 		Mirror Swap		NO
> 		Encrypt Swap		YES
> 		Install
> 	    Virtual Device Type		Stripe
> 	    (devices)			ada0
> 	    Encryption passphrase	********
> 	Root password			********
> 	Network Configuration
> 	    interface			em0
> 	    IPv4			Yes
> 		DHCP			Yes
> 	    IPv6			No
> 	    Resolver
> 		Search			XXXXXXXX.XXX
> 		IPv4 DNS #1		XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
> 		IPv4 DNS #2		<none>
> 	CMOS clock set to UTC		Yes
> 	Time Zone
> 	    Region			America
> 	    Country			United States
> 	    Zone			Pacific Time
> 	Services started at boot	sshd, ntpd, powerd, dumpdev
> 	Add users			Yes
> 	    Username			notroot
> 	    Full name			notroot
> 	    Uid				<default>
> 	    Login group			<default>
> 	    Other groups		<none>
> 	    Login class			<default>
> 	    Shell			<sh>
> 	    Home directory		/home/notroot
> 	    Home directory permissions	<default>
> 	    Password-based authentication Yes
> 	    Empty password		No
> 	    Random password		No
> 	    Password			********
> 	    Lock out			No
> 	Final Configuration		Exit
> 	Open shell			No
> 	Complete			Reboot
> 
> 
> I believe the machine is EFI/ UEFI capable, but I run it in BIOS mode.
> 
> 
> When I boot the machine, it attempts to network boot -- e.g. the BIOS 
> can't find (or use) a bootable disk partition.  I have confirmed that 
> the BIOS setup is configured to boot in the order optical, HDD, 
> removable, network.
> 
> 
> When I look at the HDD using Debian GNU/Linux 7:
> 
>      # fdisk -l /dev/sda
> 
>      WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The 
> util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
> 
> 
>      Disk /dev/sda: 16.0 GB, 16013942784 bytes
>      256 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1939 cylinders, total 31277232 sectors
>      Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>      Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>      I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>      Disk identifier: 0x00000000
> 
>         Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>      /dev/sda1               1    31277231    15638615+  ee  GPT
> 
>      # parted /dev/sda u s p free
>      Model: ATA SAMSUNG SSD UM41 (scsi)
>      Disk /dev/sda: 31277232s
>      Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>      Partition Table: gpt
> 
>      Number  Start      End        Size       File system  Name      Flags
>              34s        39s        6s         Free Space
>       1      40s        1063s      1024s                   gptboot0
>              1064s      2047s      984s       Free Space
>       2      2048s      4196351s   4194304s   zfs          boot0
>       3      4196352s   8390655s   4194304s                swap0
>       4      8390656s   31277055s  22886400s               zfs0
>              31277056s  31277198s  143s       Free Space
> 
> 
> I assume the FreeBSD installer put a protective MBR partition table on 
> the disk.  Note that fdisk reports that the boot bit is not set on the 
> first and only partition.
> 
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> David
> 
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