On Fri, October 6, 2017 14:33, Eugene Grosbein wrote: > 06.10.2017 22:17, Rostislav Krasny wrote: > >> I consider this as a critical bug. But maybe there is some workaround >> that allows me to install the FreeBSD 11.1 as a second OS without >> repartitioning the entire disk? >> >> My hardware is an Intel Core i7 4790 3.6GHz based machine with 16GB >> RAM. The ada0 disk is 238GB SanDisk SD8SBAT256G1122 (SSD). > > bsdinstall (current installer) is seriously flawed comparing with > sysinstall (previous one) > when we talk about installing FreeBSD to a slice within MBR.
I sure miss sysinstall from the very bottom of my heart. I had the very same problem the OP said, about a month ago. I just didn't got the issue, so I installed 10.3-R and did upgrade via freebsd-update. The OP setup is close to mine, I will try to use the command list below and see what it gets me. It was really disappointing not being able to install 11.1 on this new machine. I am saving a 10.3R pendrive forever. If anyone need, just say I upload the dd'ed image :) I also tested on another older machine, same thing. matheus > You still can install FreeBSD by invoking a shell from bsdinstall > and using gpart: > > gpart add -t freebsd -a 4096 ada0 # dedicate all unallocated space for > ada0s3 > gpart create -s BSD -n 20 ada0s3 # create BSD label able to contain > upto 20 partitions > gpart bootcode -b /boot/boot0 ada0 # install menu-driven boot manager > BootEasy to MBR > gpart bootcode -b /boot/boot ada0s3 # install FreeBSD-specific UFS boot > code to its slice > gpart set -a active -i 1 ada0 # make sure MBR has exactly one active > partition > gpart add -t freebsd-swap -s 4G -i 2 # allocate 4G for a swap ada0s3b > (choose size of your like) > gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -s 2G # allocate 2G for root partition > ada0s3a > newfs -L root /dev/ada0s3a > gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -s 1G # allocate 1G for read-only /usr > partition ada0s3d > newfs -L usr /dev/ada0s3d > gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -s 4G # allocate 4G for /var ada0s3e > newfs -L var /dev/ada0s3e > gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -s 10G # allocate 10G /usr/local: future > installed ports & packages > newfs -L usrl /dev/ada0s3f > gpart add -t freebsd-ufs # allocate all other space for /home > newfs -L home /dev/ada0s3g > > Then you will have mount new ada0s3a, create mount points for other > partitions there, > create etc/fstab, extract *.txz from distibution media and it will boot > just fine. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > -- "We will call you Cygnus, the God of balance you shall be." _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
