Re: Installing 9.0_BETA on GPT disk

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 07:26:23AM -0500, Robert Nestor wrote:

> I downloaded the amd64 9.0_BETA ISO yesterday and burned it to a CD. 
> Booted the CD and attempted installation onto a disk that already has a
> GPT structure set up with an earlier version of 9.0 on it.  The disk
> was configured to contain both BIOS and UEFI boot, although I usually
> boot with BIOS since on this system UEFI booting hasn?t worked in the
> past.

This will make it use biosboot (the installer sets up the same method that
it was booted from).

> When I get to the part where I select the installation target it
> shows the disk(s) and the GPT partitions on those disks.  I select the
> disk, OK the geometry and then specify I want to use the existing GPT
> partitions on the disk.  At this point when I attempt to proceed with
> the installation I?m given a message there there?s ?no boot code? on
> the disk and the installation fails.

Can you mail me the output of "gpt show -a" for that disk off-list?
And maybe a dd of the first 10 sectors of the disk and the NetBSD
partition?

Thanks!

Martin