Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:03:36 -0500 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@MIT.EDU> Cc: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem after installkernel going from 9.0 to CURRENT Message-ID: <50E49298.5030000@rcn.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.GSO.1.10.1301021352280.12170@multics.mit.edu> References: <50E0BFA0.6070702@rcn.com> <50E476D3.2030609@rcn.com> <alpine.GSO.1.10.1301021352280.12170@multics.mit.edu>
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On 1/2/2013 1:57 PM, Benjamin Kaduk wrote: > On Wed, 2 Jan 2013, Robert Huff wrote: > For a full clean install, I believe that bsdinstall should prompt about > installing bootcode around here. I don't really understand from your > procedure how bsdinstall was used; there might be some edge case where > there is no prompt about bootcode. > >> 2) Installed off the 9.0 CD, got it up and running, everything was >> good. Let me elaborate on this: 2) Installed off the 9.0 CD, had a fully bootable system connected to the Internet, everything was good. > I think you should investigate the 'bootcode' subcommand of gpart(8). Does the above change things? It was my expectation "installkernel" would Do The Right Thing with respect to new bootcode, and I am surprised it did not. Respectfully, Robert Huff
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