Subject: port-i386/12508: First-level boot sector may be written incorrectly
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <groo@reefedge.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/30/2001 12:02:16
>Number: 12508
>Category: port-i386
>Synopsis: First-level boot sector may be written incorrectly
>Confidential: yes
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: port-i386-maintainer
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri Mar 30 08:57:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Bill Squier
>Release: NetBSD-1.5
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD fin-rot.reefedge.com 1.5 NetBSD 1.5 (GENERIC) #1: Sun Nov 19 21:42:11 MET 2000 fvdl@sushi:/work/trees/netbsd-1-5/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
>Description:
If the 'a' partition does not appear at offset 0 from the start
of the NetBSD portion of the disk, the first-level boot sector may be
written to the incorrect location, causing "No operating system" (non-bootsel
code) or "3" (bootsel code) to be displayed after rebooting.
A workaround is to make sure 'a' appears at offset 0.
>How-To-Repeat:
Do a fresh install with (e.g.) the 'b' partition at offset 0.
>Fix:
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