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Date:      Fri, 3 May 2013 06:24:06 GMT
From:      HPS <hselasky@FreeBSD.org>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   misc/178311: USB boot image booting fault
Message-ID:  <201305030624.r436O6CN089521@red.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <201305030630.r436U0ZY021636@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         178311
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       USB boot image booting fault
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri May 03 06:30:00 UTC 2013
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     HPS
>Release:        FreeBSD-9
>Organization:
Bitfrost A/S
>Environment:
>Description:
Hi,

I tried the USB boot image for 9.x on some HP workstations, and they
didnīt boot because the MBR was missing. Other PC donīt check the MBR. Can
you make sure that an MBR and not GPT is pre-pended to the USB bootable
X86/64 images in the future?

--HPS
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>Fix:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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