Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:19:51 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/115406: [patch] gpt(8) GPT MBR hangs award BIOS on boot Message-ID: <20100111161951.GA95676@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <cf9b1ee01001110815t1622e02bn7858f558acd005d1@mail.gmail.com> References: <cf9b1ee01001110815t1622e02bn7858f558acd005d1@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 06:15:45PM +0200, Dan Naumov wrote: > I have a few questions about this PR: > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=115406&cat=bin > > 1) Is this bug now officially fixed as of 8.0-RELEASE? Ie, can I > expect to set up a completely GPT-based system using an Intel > D945GCLF2 board and not have the installation crap out on me later? > > 2) The very last entry into the PR states the following: > "The problem has been addressed in gart(8) and gpt(8) is obsolete, so > no follow-up is to be expected at this time. Close the PR to reflect > this." > > What exactly is "gart" and where do I find it's manpage, > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi comes up with nothing? Also, does > this mean that GPT is _NOT_ in fact fixed regarding this bug? It's a typo -- it should have read gpart(8). -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc@parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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