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From: Jin Guojun <jguojun@sbcglobal.net>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: 9.0 installer failures
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>Number:         164399
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       bsdinstall(8): 9.0 installer failures
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-sysinstall
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jan 23 07:50:09 UTC 2012
>Closed-Date:    
>Last-Modified:  Mon Feb 27 06:00:19 UTC 2012
>Originator:     Jin Guojun
>Release:        9.0-Release
>Organization:
>Environment:
Cannot provide ENV because installation failure

Hardware -- HP Pavilion dv5210us (dv5000 serial) laptop
>Description:
1) installer configured internal IDE DVD driver as cd0 (not acd0) but trying to mount /dev/acd0, thus boot to root failed. Manually typing in "cd9660:/dev/cd0 ro" will boot. 

2) DOS partition table has p1, 2, 3 used for Windows, and BSD is installed on partition 4. New installer does not ask for installing BSD boot menu, so FreeBSD 9.0 cannot boot after installtion.

3) After accidentlly did "bsdlabel -w -B ad0" (should be ad0s4), it screwed the boot sector to cause FreeBSD can NEVER  be installed without ZERO out the first track of the hard drive.
    3a) After "bsdlabel -w -B ad0", partition table got corrupted, and Windows has to be reinstalled. Windows installation went OK, and boots OK.
    3b) New try to install FreBSD again, It see disk like:
      ada0           55GB BSD
         ada0a       55GB !0
     fdisk sees partition OK (1, 2, 3 are used for Windows) and 25GB are available

I have not tried on a different hardware, so no clue if this is for this laptop only. The hard drive on this laptop is 60GB capacity.
>How-To-Repeat:
See the Full Description section.
>Fix:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-sysinstall 
Responsible-Changed-By: linimon 
Responsible-Changed-When: Mon Jan 23 08:28:44 UTC 2012 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
Over to maintainer(s). 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=164399 

From: Jin Guojun <jguojun@sbcglobal.net>
To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: bin/164399: 9.0 installer failures
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:13:45 -0800 (PST)

 For problem #3, here is more information (by repeating to create the same p=
 roblem for each case below)=0A=0A1) FreeBSD Release 6.4 has no problem to i=
 nstall, but both 8.2-R and 9.0-R failed install.=0A=0A2) Use 9.0 installati=
 on CD to install FreeBSD 9.0 by using entire disk, 9.0 will boot. Then inst=
 alling the original Windows by using recovery CD by using part of the disk =
 drive, then try to install 9.0 again, 9.0 installer still cannot see the pa=
 rtition table although FDISK sees partition table has no problem at all.=0A=
 =0APS: The 9.0 seems preparing installation and partitioning the disk like =
 Linux. This is no longer a BSD style :-(=0A=0A--- On Mon, 1/23/12, FreeBSD-=
 gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org <FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org> wrote:=0A=0A> F=
 rom: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org <FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org>=0A=
 > Subject: Re: bin/164399: 9.0 installer failures=0A> To: "Jin Guojun" <jgu=
 ojun@sbcglobal.net>=0A> Date: Monday, January 23, 2012, 7:50 AM=0A> Thank y=
 ou very much for your problem=0A> report.=0A> It has the internal identific=
 ation `bin/164399'.=0A> The individual assigned to look at your=0A> report =
 is: freebsd-bugs. =0A> =0A> You can access the state of your problem report=
  at any time=0A> via this link:=0A> =0A> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-p=
 r.cgi?pr=3D164399=0A> =0A> >Category:=A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0bin=0A> >Responsible:=
 =A0 =A0 freebsd-bugs=0A> >Synopsis:=A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A09.0 installer=0A> failu=
 res=0A> >Arrival-Date:=A0=A0=A0Mon Jan 23 07:50:09 UTC=0A> 2012=0A> 

From: Jin Guojun <jguojun@sbcglobal.net>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: bin/164399: bsdinstall(8): 9.0 installer failures
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:39:10 -0800 (PST)

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 Further information for problem 1) installer configured internal IDE DVD driver as cd0 (not acd0) but 
 trying to mount /dev/acd0, thus boot to root failed. Manually typing in 
 "cd9660:/dev/cd0 ro" will boot:
 
 This occurs on different motherboards and CPUs, but all have a DVD R/W (different vendors).
 So, the problem may be related DVD device vs. CD device (just guessing because I have no CD R/W in hand).
  
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 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Further information for problem 1) installer configured internal IDE DVD driver as cd0 (not acd0) but 
 trying to mount /dev/acd0, thus boot to root failed. Manually typing in 
 "cd9660:/dev/cd0 ro" will boot:<br><br>This occurs on different motherboards and CPUs, but all have a DVD R/W (different vendors).<br>So, the problem may be related DVD device vs. CD device (just guessing because I have no CD R/W in hand).<br> </td></tr></table>
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