Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 00:10:00 GMT From: =?UTF-8?B?7KGw7JiB7ZuI?= <jyhpsycho@gmail.com> To: freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: amd64/186515: Doesn't boot with GPT when # of entries over than 128. Message-ID: <201402080010.s180A02J002621@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/186515; it has been noted by GNATS. From: =?UTF-8?B?7KGw7JiB7ZuI?= <jyhpsycho@gmail.com> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: amd64/186515: Doesn't boot with GPT when # of entries over than 128. Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 09:07:43 +0900 --001a11c109c445bcfd04f1d9e525 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 That's right. Actually there's no any differences - between "free" sectors to "empty entries". In most cases 128 entries will be sufficient I said before. And I know that's not preferred way to align partitions. But, GRUB2 works even that cases. Of course that isn't GNU extension. Because of there's no any differences except total entry count, I think it should be work. I think there's some problem loading freebsd-boot partition. When I selected USB stick at boot menu, I can't see anything except black screen and it reboots immediately. If it boots correctly, it should display loading screen - rotating animation - and (if freebsd-ufs partition exists and /boot populated) Greeting message such as "BTX Loader 1.00 BTX Version is 1.02", then "Welcome to FreeBSD". I checked that behavior with work cases(128 entries, different boot partition's start location), and I found that it should display "rotating animation" even there's not exist later-step bootloader files in /boot; In that case, it automatically reboots after shows that animation because there's no freebsd-ufs partition. * I'm first use of FreeBSD's bug reporting system and it causes some confusion to me. I replied same mail to John, but not bug-followup system and I guess it is what my reply doesn't seen on bug tracking system. I hope that send reply mail to this address is right... --001a11c109c445bcfd04f1d9e525 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>That's right. Actually there's no any di= fferences - between "free"=20 sectors to "empty entries". In most cases 128 entries will be suf= ficient I said before. And I know that's not preferred way to align partitions= . But, GRUB2 works even that cases. Of course that isn't GNU extension.= =20 Because of there's no any differences except total entry count, I think= =20 it should be work.<br> <br></div>I think there's some problem loading freebsd-boot=20 partition. When I selected USB stick at boot menu, I can't see anything= =20 except black screen and it reboots immediately. If it boots correctly,=20 it should display loading screen - rotating animation - and (if=20 freebsd-ufs partition exists and /boot populated) Greeting message such=20 as "BTX Loader 1.00 BTX Version is 1.02", then "Welcome to F= reeBSD". I=20 checked that behavior with work cases(128 entries, different boot=20 partition's start location), and I found that it should display=20 "rotating animation" even there's not exist later-step bootlo= ader files=20 in /boot; In that case, it automatically reboots after shows that=20 animation because there's no freebsd-ufs partition.<br><br><br><br></di= v>* I'm first use of FreeBSD's bug reporting system and it causes s= ome confusion to me. I replied same mail to John, but not bug-followup syst= em and I guess it is what my reply doesn't seen on bug tracking system.= I hope that send reply mail to this address is right...<br> </div> --001a11c109c445bcfd04f1d9e525--
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