Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:05:31 -0400 From: Brandon Allbery <allbery.b@gmail.com> To: Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, jb <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com> Subject: Re: 9.1-RC2 - could it be that the installer does not write the MBR? Message-ID: <CAKFCL4WiN1AoiMHAOC8m6hZDFvYD8eQgh3NLWxLzPmu%2BoWp8tA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2B7WWSfVkn%2BJ=k0F4NqdfRG_G2NNzkjKf9HZped_KAsr%2Bg-ZxA@mail.gmail.com> References: <FDB45151-C7D2-4BAC-B81B-CF4BD14F1633@ultra-secure.de> <CAKFCL4W2Mg_de1NPyxF42=YPqC9BSsiF8bhT5eNrXe_sk_TxaA@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20121018T100200-200@post.gmane.org> <CA%2B7WWSfVkn%2BJ=k0F4NqdfRG_G2NNzkjKf9HZped_KAsr%2Bg-ZxA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> wrote: > Such question does not make sense if the disk is GPT partitioned which > is the default now. The boot loader is installed on a separate > freebsd-boot partition and the MBR of the disk contains a special > "protective MBR". And what is supposed to happen if the disk has an existing MBR and existing partitions? -- brandon s allbery kf8nh sine nomine associates allbery.b@gmail.com ballbery@sinenomine.net unix/linux, openafs, kerberos, infrastructure http://sinenomine.net
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