Re: port-sparc/57698: Installer utility partition disk segfaults

[Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz%gmail.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-sparc/57698; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: port-sparc-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
	netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, brandon%burn.net@localhost
Subject: Re: port-sparc/57698: Installer utility partition disk segfaults
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 09:59:06 +0100

 Hi,
 
 Just if helps (or adds more confusion, who knows ;-) ). Several weeks
 before I installed NetBSD 9.3 in my amd64 IntelNuc 8i7. That machine
 has got  a nvme disk with a Debian swap and root partitions. On NetBSD
 that drive is "ld0". I had a spare hard disk drive lying around that I
 removed from a Acer Aspire One laptop (I placed a new SDD unit on the
 Acer) and I decided it was perfect to install NetBSD on it. That "wd0"
 drive is the second disk on the Intel Nuc 8i7 now.
 
 If I recall correctly, the installer said that could not detect a
 proper disk geometry for wd0. I press enter several times accepting
 default geometry values and start NetBSD install using MBR
 partitioning. That ended with a segmentation fault. I recall trying it
 several times, deleting everything and adding new partitions with no
 luck ending in the same segfault.
 
 I switched to GPT partitioning and I could install NetBSD 9.3 with no issue=
 s.
 
 That is all that my poor memory remembers. I have several screen shots
 on my phone just in case they are useful (I doubt it), I can put them
 on my little WEB server.
 Thanks you much.
 Regards.
 
 El jue, 16 nov 2023 a las 20:45, Martin Husemann
 (<martin%duskware.de@localhost>) escribi=C3=B3:
 >
 > The following reply was made to PR port-sparc/57698; it has been noted by=
  GNATS.
 >
 > From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
 > To: Brandon Applegate <brandon%burn.net@localhost>
 > Cc: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Subject: Re: port-sparc/57698: Installer utility partition disk segfaults
 > Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:40:58 +0100
 >
 >  On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 02:39:15PM -0500, Brandon Applegate wrote:
 >  > I did wonder if it could be hardware issues (all hardware in the sparc=
  port
 >  > is pretty old by definition of course).  But I think it's strange it h=
 appens
 >  > on my SS20 + real HDDs as well as the SS10 + Zuluscsi (emultated "driv=
 es").
 >
 >  I'll try in an emulator next - not yet giving up!
 >
 >  Martin
 >