Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:59:55 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: =?UTF-8?B?W0J1ZyAyMTE3MTVdIFNvbWUgY29tcHV0ZXJzIGNhbiBub3QgYm9vdCDigJMg?= =?UTF-8?B?bm8gZmlsZSBzeXN0ZW0gZm91bmQgKGUuZy4gJ05vbi1TeXN0ZW0gZGlzayBv?= =?UTF-8?B?ciBkaXNrIGVycm9yIOKApicpIOKAkyB3aGVyZSB0aGUgR1BUIGFuZCBwYXJ0?= =?UTF-8?B?aXRpb25zIGFyZSBjcmVhdGVkIGJ5IGdwYXJ0KDgp?= Message-ID: <bug-211715-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D211715 Bug ID: 211715 Summary: Some computers can not boot =E2=80=93 no file system fo= und (e.g. 'Non-System disk or disk error =E2=80=A6') =E2=80= =93 where the GPT and partitions are created by gpart(8) Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: Any URL: https://github.com/trueos/pc-sysinstall/issues/3#issue comment-238661284 OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: grahamperrin@gmail.com FreeBSD-based TrueOS Desktop CURRENT installed to an HP EliteBook 8540p notebook with UEFI enabled. A limited workaround is outlined below.=20 Long before this beta, I found the same symptoms but never a workaround with FreeBSD-based PC-BSD CURRENT installed to some other computers, including b= ut not limited to an HP EliteBook 8570p.=20 Outline =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D https://github.com/trueos/pc-sysinstall/issues/3#issuecomment-238661284 is concise =E2=80=93 > If I boot from the installation disk and run the following commands =E2= =80=93 >=20 > gpart destroy -F ada0 >=20 > gpart create -s gpt ada0 >=20 > =E2=80=93 then boot Parted Magic (from UBCD) and launch Partition Editor,= there is again the prompt to fix the GPT. =E2=80=93 and critically, for a disk where the operating system is installe= d:=20 a) without a fix to the GPT, the computer can not find the BSD boot loader =E2=80=93 more broadly, it can not find the file system=20 that should be used for the UEFI boot; and=20 b) immediately after a fix by GParted to the GPT, the loader is found and t= he FreeBSD-based OS boots without difficulty.=20 Symptom on an HP EliteBook 8540p =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Non-System disk or disk error > replace and strike any key when ready >=20 > _ Shown by GParted =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Not all of the space available to /dev/sda appears to be used, you can fi= x the GPT to use all of the space (an extra 7 blocks) or continue with the = current setting? Limitations of the workaround =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D If GELI encryption is preferred when installing the OS, then (as above) the computer can not find the file system that includes the boot loader. The fi= x to the GPT will allow the loader to be found, however:=20 * with the attempt to load, there's an immediate panic.=20 Side note =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D #211702 blocks me from making a comparison with FreeBSD-11.0-BETA4-amd64 Reference =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D HP EliteBook 8540p Notebook PC =E2=80=93 HP EliteBook 8540w Mobile Workstat= ion =E2=80=93 Maintenance and Service Guide <http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?sp4ts.oid=3D4097214&docL= ocale=3Den_GB&docId=3Demr_na-c03382696> --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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