Re: Error message for NetBSD UEFI install:

Replying to the original post of Jul 12, I am pleased to report that I successfully installed NetBSD with a GPT partition table on the newer computer. I have worked on it for some time, and thanks for everyone's help & suggestions. All I really know is that last night I was installing yesterday's 9.9.69 -current, tried it as GPT/UEFI and it "just worked". Of course special thanks to Bob Nestor for recommending -current and help with a good xorg.conf file. The X part is not yet solved, but by booting UEFI is a major leap forward.

Thanks All,

Clay

On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 2:04 AM Clay Daniels <clay.daniels.jr%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:

I have a rather nice whole disk MBR install of NetBSD 9.0 on my older 2014 HP Pavilion, and it runs the Xfce4 desktop just fine. This is where I'm writing this email.

I also have a newer home-built AMD Ryzen 7 machine that is much faster and I want to try NetBSD there too. I am able to install NetBSD on the new machine but never get X windows to work. I am able to install NetBSD 9.0 on both machines using MBR, but have had no luck with a GPT partition table. So I really have what looks like two problems, but I think they are related. The new machine's MSI/AMI BIOS allows MBR but really depreciates its use and frankly just expects GPT. The new machine has a large spinning disk and a smaller SSD, and neither works for the whole disk GPT install of NetBSD 9.0.

Error message for NetBSD UEFI install:
(line # varies some and this is must my handwritten transcript & not exact)
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assertion "p ->gp_flags & GPEF_WEDGE" failed: file
"/usr/src/usr.sbin/sysinst/arch/amd64/../../gpt.c"
line 1391 - function 'gpt_get_part_device=
[1] Abort trap ${cmd}

To return to the installer or exit this shell by
typing exit or ^D.
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Any suggestions?
Clay