Author: allanjude (doc committer)
Date: Tue Jul 21 15:50:14 2015
New Revision: 285756
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/285756
Log:
MFC: r285594
New partition flag for gpart, writes the 0xee partition in the pmbr in
the second slot, rather than the first.
Works around Lenovo legacy GPT boot issue
PR: 184910
Approved by: re (gjb), marcel
Relnotes: yes
Sponsored by: ScaleEngine Inc.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D3140
Modified:
stable/10/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
stable/10/sys/geom/part/g_part_gpt.c
Directory Properties:
stable/10/ (props changed)
Modified: stable/10/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
==============================================================================
--- stable/10/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 Tue Jul 21 15:28:07 2015
(r285755)
+++ stable/10/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 Tue Jul 21 15:50:14 2015
(r285756)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd May 5, 2015
+.Dd July 14, 2015
.Dt GPART 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -933,6 +933,12 @@ start-up script.
See
.Xr gptboot 8
for more details.
+.It Cm lenovofix
+Setting this attribute overwrites the Protective MBR with a new one where
+the 0xee partition is the second, rather than the first record.
+This resolves a BIOS compatibility issue with some Lenovo models including the
+X220, T420, and T520, allowing them to boot from GPT partitioned disks
+without using EFI.
.El
.Pp
The scheme-specific attributes for MBR:
Modified: stable/10/sys/geom/part/g_part_gpt.c
==============================================================================
--- stable/10/sys/geom/part/g_part_gpt.c Tue Jul 21 15:28:07 2015
(r285755)
+++ stable/10/sys/geom/part/g_part_gpt.c Tue Jul 21 15:50:14 2015
(r285756)
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ g_part_gpt_setunset(struct g_part_table
{
struct g_part_gpt_entry *entry;
struct g_part_gpt_table *table;
+ struct g_provider *pp;
uint8_t *p;
uint64_t attr;
int i;
@@ -1036,6 +1037,21 @@ g_part_gpt_setunset(struct g_part_table
}
}
return (0);
+ } else if (strcasecmp(attrib, "lenovofix") == 0) {
+ /*
+ * Write the 0xee GPT entry to slot #1 (2nd slot) in the pMBR.
+ * This workaround allows Lenovo X220, T420, T520, etc to boot
+ * from GPT Partitions in BIOS mode.
+ */
+
+ if (entry != NULL)
+ return (ENXIO);
+
+ pp = LIST_FIRST(&basetable->gpt_gp->consumer)->provider;
+ bzero(table->mbr + DOSPARTOFF, DOSPARTSIZE * NDOSPART);
+ gpt_write_mbr_entry(table->mbr, ((set) ? 1 : 0), 0xee, 1,
+ MIN(pp->mediasize / pp->sectorsize - 1, UINT32_MAX));
+ return (0);
}
if (entry == NULL)
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