Subject: port-i386/25126: 2.0_BETA install unbootable
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org>
From: None <abs@mono.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/10/2004 16:42:16
>Number: 25126
>Category: port-i386
>Synopsis: .0_BETA install unbootable
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: high
>Responsible: port-i386-maintainer
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Apr 10 15:43:00 UTC 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: David Brownlee
>Release: NetBSD 2.0_BETA
>Organization:
>Environment:
Install from sources checked out 9am 10 april 2004
System: NetBSD forsaken 2.0_BETA NetBSD 2.0_BETA (_FORSAKEN_) #0: Wed Apr 7 18:27:43 BST 2004 abs@tll.i.purplei.com:/var/obj/i386/files/netbsd/2.0/sys/arch/i386/compile/_FORSAKEN_ i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
After installing from bootfloppies on blank disk system will not find
bootblocks.
>How-To-Repeat:
Blanked start of disk with
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rwd0d bs=1m count=10
Installed from standard floppies, selected 'setup MBR', setup first
MBR partition to NetBSD, entire size of disk.
Disk not bootable after install.
>Fix:
(Workaround)
Load bootblocks from floppy, then use to load kernel & root from disk.
'fdisk -i' and [y] answered to both questions and system is bootable.
Addendum: 'fdisk -i' reports
"Installed bootfile doesn't support required options"
no matter how many times it is run and [y] answered to both questions
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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