Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:31:30 -0500 From: Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 8.2-RC1: installer does not recognize some disks properly Message-ID: <AANLkTimdmy9KLeSw9b4fRVLbQe6y_OkdztA4yH-xe2B-@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20101229014918.GA8274@quiet.esmtp.org> References: <20101229014918.GA8274@quiet.esmtp.org>
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On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Claus Assmann <freebsd+stable@esmtp.org<freebsd%2Bstable@esmtp.org> > wrote: > I just tried to install 8.2-RC1 (amd64) on one of my machines. It > has two disks: WDC WD1001FALS-4 and SAMSUNG HD103SJ, both 1TB SATA > disks. The installer shows them as ad10 and ad8. Both disks are > already in use and have been "formatted" via fdisk, e.g., the Samsung > (ad10) has 3 partitions (BF, A9, A8)) and the WDC has 4 (A6, BF, > A5, A9). However, the installer only shows the existing partitions > for the Samsung, but not for the WDC. The WDC is the boot disk and > has a Grub loader installed. What could be the reason that the > existing partitioning is not recognized by the installer? > I've got a similar issue via the thread about a 2y/o laptop and a new hard drive. Linux sees the drive fine and can use it but freebsd cannot for some reason.
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