Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 21:40:18 GMT From: Claudiu Vasadi <claudiu.vasadi@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/157635: "none" Do not install a boot manager - touches mbr anyway Message-ID: <201106052140.p55LeI3M090679@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201106052150.p55Lo8ji065524@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 157635 >Category: misc >Synopsis: "none" Do not install a boot manager - touches mbr anyway >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jun 05 21:50:08 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Claudiu Vasadi >Release: 8.2-RELEASE amd64 >Organization: IBM >Environment: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Thu Feb 17 02:41:51 UTC 2011 root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: Selecting ""None" Do not install a boot manager" at the "Install Boot Manager for drive" screen, still overwrites the current MBR with the FreeBSD boot loader. >How-To-Repeat: Have another OS already installed on the machine; boot a 8.2-RELEASE amd64 FreeBSD DVD and choose: "Standard" - create a FreeBSD slice (press "Q" to quit when done) - select: ""None" Do not install a boot manager" - continue with a normal installation - reboot - observe the MBR overwritten >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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