Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:40:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Beeblebrox <zaphod@berentweb.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD 10.0 to GPT volume Message-ID: <1395790858982-5897734.post@n5.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <002901cf487c$a5a2fae0$f0e8f0a0$@Gmail.com> References: <002901cf487c$a5a2fae0$f0e8f0a0$@Gmail.com>
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>> 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) * where are you installing from (cdrom I presume?) * "I've installed a protective mbr" - With GPT?? * do you have FreeBSD already running on the OR a system? >> Does bsdinstall write boot code to gpt partitions? >> Under what circumstances would you use bios-boot or efi partitions? This is well documented >> 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 ----- FreeBSD-11-current_amd64_root-on-zfs_RadeonKMS -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/Installing-FreeBSD-10-0-to-GPT-volume-tp5897719p5897734.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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