Startup problem: invalid partition table or use UEFI BOOT

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I'm working on a Dell Latitude E5430. Recently I booted pcbsd from USB using this file:



PCBSD10.1.1-RELEASE-01-31-2015-x64-DVD-USB_0.iso


But I guess I did something wrong. I was trying to install Solaris earlier, and I think I accidentally changed disk setup somehow.



Now, if I try to start up, I get the message



invalid partition table!


and fail to start.



If I press F12 and enter the boot option screen, I can choose:



UEFI BOOT:UEFI: Hard Drive


This way, I can start the system.



If I change the BIOS setup and disable the internal HDD, I get:



PXE-E61: Media test failure, check table
PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM.
No Boot Device Found. Press any key to reboot the machine


Does anyone know how to solve this?










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    I'm working on a Dell Latitude E5430. Recently I booted pcbsd from USB using this file:



    PCBSD10.1.1-RELEASE-01-31-2015-x64-DVD-USB_0.iso


    But I guess I did something wrong. I was trying to install Solaris earlier, and I think I accidentally changed disk setup somehow.



    Now, if I try to start up, I get the message



    invalid partition table!


    and fail to start.



    If I press F12 and enter the boot option screen, I can choose:



    UEFI BOOT:UEFI: Hard Drive


    This way, I can start the system.



    If I change the BIOS setup and disable the internal HDD, I get:



    PXE-E61: Media test failure, check table
    PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM.
    No Boot Device Found. Press any key to reboot the machine


    Does anyone know how to solve this?










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      I'm working on a Dell Latitude E5430. Recently I booted pcbsd from USB using this file:



      PCBSD10.1.1-RELEASE-01-31-2015-x64-DVD-USB_0.iso


      But I guess I did something wrong. I was trying to install Solaris earlier, and I think I accidentally changed disk setup somehow.



      Now, if I try to start up, I get the message



      invalid partition table!


      and fail to start.



      If I press F12 and enter the boot option screen, I can choose:



      UEFI BOOT:UEFI: Hard Drive


      This way, I can start the system.



      If I change the BIOS setup and disable the internal HDD, I get:



      PXE-E61: Media test failure, check table
      PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM.
      No Boot Device Found. Press any key to reboot the machine


      Does anyone know how to solve this?










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      I'm working on a Dell Latitude E5430. Recently I booted pcbsd from USB using this file:



      PCBSD10.1.1-RELEASE-01-31-2015-x64-DVD-USB_0.iso


      But I guess I did something wrong. I was trying to install Solaris earlier, and I think I accidentally changed disk setup somehow.



      Now, if I try to start up, I get the message



      invalid partition table!


      and fail to start.



      If I press F12 and enter the boot option screen, I can choose:



      UEFI BOOT:UEFI: Hard Drive


      This way, I can start the system.



      If I change the BIOS setup and disable the internal HDD, I get:



      PXE-E61: Media test failure, check table
      PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM.
      No Boot Device Found. Press any key to reboot the machine


      Does anyone know how to solve this?







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          Might be a missing "active partition" within DOS Partition Table, just ran into that with E5450 and Linux -- fire up fdisk and check/set.






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            The F12 boot option screen seems to indicate that the disk is currently configured as UEFI-bootable. That is, it has a GPT partition table and an ESP boot partition.



            If the system is now configured to attempt legacy-style booting, it would try to find a legacy-style boot code (Master Boot Record, or MBR for short) in the first block of the hard disk. A GPT-partitioned disk will have a "protective MBR": a MBR-compatible first block that basically says: "this disk is completely used by a strange partition type that is not bootable using legacy-style methods".



            If your system is now configured to attempt a legacy-style boot off the hard disk, that would explain the invalid partition table message: the GPT-partitioned disk is indeed invalid for legacy-style booting.



            Press F2 at boot to enter Setup for your system, and find the Boot List Option setting. If it is set to Legacy, that might explain the problem: change it to UEFI and then look at the Boot Sequence options again: they might look slightly different now. Make sure that the hard disk is still selected and try again. If you see the name of your OS/bootloader in the UEFI boot sequence list, pick it instead.






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                Might be a missing "active partition" within DOS Partition Table, just ran into that with E5450 and Linux -- fire up fdisk and check/set.






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                  Might be a missing "active partition" within DOS Partition Table, just ran into that with E5450 and Linux -- fire up fdisk and check/set.






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                      The F12 boot option screen seems to indicate that the disk is currently configured as UEFI-bootable. That is, it has a GPT partition table and an ESP boot partition.



                      If the system is now configured to attempt legacy-style booting, it would try to find a legacy-style boot code (Master Boot Record, or MBR for short) in the first block of the hard disk. A GPT-partitioned disk will have a "protective MBR": a MBR-compatible first block that basically says: "this disk is completely used by a strange partition type that is not bootable using legacy-style methods".



                      If your system is now configured to attempt a legacy-style boot off the hard disk, that would explain the invalid partition table message: the GPT-partitioned disk is indeed invalid for legacy-style booting.



                      Press F2 at boot to enter Setup for your system, and find the Boot List Option setting. If it is set to Legacy, that might explain the problem: change it to UEFI and then look at the Boot Sequence options again: they might look slightly different now. Make sure that the hard disk is still selected and try again. If you see the name of your OS/bootloader in the UEFI boot sequence list, pick it instead.






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                        The F12 boot option screen seems to indicate that the disk is currently configured as UEFI-bootable. That is, it has a GPT partition table and an ESP boot partition.



                        If the system is now configured to attempt legacy-style booting, it would try to find a legacy-style boot code (Master Boot Record, or MBR for short) in the first block of the hard disk. A GPT-partitioned disk will have a "protective MBR": a MBR-compatible first block that basically says: "this disk is completely used by a strange partition type that is not bootable using legacy-style methods".



                        If your system is now configured to attempt a legacy-style boot off the hard disk, that would explain the invalid partition table message: the GPT-partitioned disk is indeed invalid for legacy-style booting.



                        Press F2 at boot to enter Setup for your system, and find the Boot List Option setting. If it is set to Legacy, that might explain the problem: change it to UEFI and then look at the Boot Sequence options again: they might look slightly different now. Make sure that the hard disk is still selected and try again. If you see the name of your OS/bootloader in the UEFI boot sequence list, pick it instead.






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                          The F12 boot option screen seems to indicate that the disk is currently configured as UEFI-bootable. That is, it has a GPT partition table and an ESP boot partition.



                          If the system is now configured to attempt legacy-style booting, it would try to find a legacy-style boot code (Master Boot Record, or MBR for short) in the first block of the hard disk. A GPT-partitioned disk will have a "protective MBR": a MBR-compatible first block that basically says: "this disk is completely used by a strange partition type that is not bootable using legacy-style methods".



                          If your system is now configured to attempt a legacy-style boot off the hard disk, that would explain the invalid partition table message: the GPT-partitioned disk is indeed invalid for legacy-style booting.



                          Press F2 at boot to enter Setup for your system, and find the Boot List Option setting. If it is set to Legacy, that might explain the problem: change it to UEFI and then look at the Boot Sequence options again: they might look slightly different now. Make sure that the hard disk is still selected and try again. If you see the name of your OS/bootloader in the UEFI boot sequence list, pick it instead.






                          share|improve this answer












                          The F12 boot option screen seems to indicate that the disk is currently configured as UEFI-bootable. That is, it has a GPT partition table and an ESP boot partition.



                          If the system is now configured to attempt legacy-style booting, it would try to find a legacy-style boot code (Master Boot Record, or MBR for short) in the first block of the hard disk. A GPT-partitioned disk will have a "protective MBR": a MBR-compatible first block that basically says: "this disk is completely used by a strange partition type that is not bootable using legacy-style methods".



                          If your system is now configured to attempt a legacy-style boot off the hard disk, that would explain the invalid partition table message: the GPT-partitioned disk is indeed invalid for legacy-style booting.



                          Press F2 at boot to enter Setup for your system, and find the Boot List Option setting. If it is set to Legacy, that might explain the problem: change it to UEFI and then look at the Boot Sequence options again: they might look slightly different now. Make sure that the hard disk is still selected and try again. If you see the name of your OS/bootloader in the UEFI boot sequence list, pick it instead.







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