From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sat May 23 15:06:15 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 112342CD6CD for ; Sat, 23 May 2020 15:06:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwilde1@gmail.com) Received: from mail-lj1-x22c.google.com (mail-lj1-x22c.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::22c]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49Tms20y6dz47mx for ; Sat, 23 May 2020 15:06:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwilde1@gmail.com) Received: by mail-lj1-x22c.google.com with SMTP id k5so16117853lji.11 for ; Sat, 23 May 2020 08:06:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=SRspKVkx7p0H7eRJbocF/A3XWcG3CNUxuBBPxXMp6Zg=; b=HNPeKb7qNXwlb4+6sOE6pSGMpxlAnzAMtTpEN/DaLXeBB+D1I5iF0XOVlV3tl87ciB bjziiQe3ZdtbEoR/3P5GFirhmEd1FDrJqmydZFkIjHvMMtLoPyH8fnfy0DKv8U3hwjAW 6c8vnBvVG2ZH4Avq3JnrsS1LZ+O6mlJ+6MYsx0MS1xCMEmQGwyLCJjIRyQsjksZPwXTW BKqTLen8iNgZxxHDotTnMr4tMcSc1ee8iOpa1ObPxg5TCVyOPAtmsNECdzUWbSf6WPdy oRz0JO+vNQxK5/T2iuLBixvMgaB3laIaJLpG+RhkTsMYn+vchhrbAItpsLnfKz0NRyII cNew== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=SRspKVkx7p0H7eRJbocF/A3XWcG3CNUxuBBPxXMp6Zg=; b=o3TFxm6b2prebREGrRLiFfpTbmAM3eAN907vEh1aeEuGm2cfVW8RObU7m0GPfjW1Ws BHC3cB4fvTVevl0RTZKoX/S5bOMVO694U9dZ3qDqwI/I8ZsJMbRarIkU9CZLbzsxLuTg fhEufQPho6fg6fQ2AcZPgqa/qpRkqg7jD+T/WspvGi04vTrcq2A21hVeBaOF8t+/d6qW cnS17kHDP3A304rhZBJtsCjPPi5WZB7y0AujmkhDgN2shvBy3+7TK2nprspgVPmhYCCB QDzCms2Gigb0jKFe2z5wXGygvUyjP46c0nuGJ3gV6LZjoEolQkN/tsourjhCpfZIyieT U+og== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532fNXhopR6tN6Gn/47LqBJmlY4LFLAwqyD2Ne8hy/zmaoOdqBg8 EHDyaIambf4Hn3xA8n4setMdbeUxIBNHebVJw+5dFlP1 X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz3cXmhw8lLUJCtf36kgKTnNIBLDpFzfYuPYkLxz2t07Znm65KSnNbWDC53tNStvfYA0CqNTQMBqisOsiEzyks= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:2281:: with SMTP id i123mr7618711lji.330.1590246371726; Sat, 23 May 2020 08:06:11 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:ab3:6742:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Sat, 23 May 2020 08:06:11 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: dwilde1@gmail.com In-Reply-To: <7230ccba-340f-5769-305a-b77e6c03b9d0@druid.net> References: <7230ccba-340f-5769-305a-b77e6c03b9d0@druid.net> From: Donald Wilde Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 08:06:11 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: installation of 12.1R and 11.3R fails To: "D'Arcy Cain" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 49Tms20y6dz47mx X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=HNPeKb7q; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of dwilde1@gmail.com designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::22c as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=dwilde1@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.22 / 15.00]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[dwilde1@gmail.com]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; REPLYTO_ADDR_EQ_FROM(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.24)[-0.238]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.99)[-0.990]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.99)[-0.987]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; FREEMAIL_REPLYTO(0.00)[gmail.com]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2a00:1450:4864:20::22c:from]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 15:06:15 -0000 The MBR boot after wiping the disk was successful. YAY, Beasties! TYVM for all the advice. :D Taking your thought to heart, D'Arcy, I'm going to try again with GPT now that Linux is gone, gone, gone! :D On 5/23/20, D'Arcy Cain wrote: > On 2020-05-23 00:43, Donald Wilde wrote: >> I will try using MBR instead of GPT, as you suggest. I did that once >> the first time and no joy. Other than that and using the USB instead >> of DVD, the only other delta in your procedure is zeroing the disk and >> ensuring that all settings in BIOS are set to default. > > This is exactly what I found when going from Linux to FreeBSD. Just run > dd(1) with input file /dev/zero on the raw disk before starting your > installation. You have to completely wipe out the Linux boot blocks. > > -- > D'Arcy J.M. Cain | Democracy is three wolves > http://www.druid.net/darcy/ | and a sheep voting on > +1 416 788 2246 (DoD#0082) (eNTP) | what's for dinner. > IM: darcy@VybeNetworks.com, VoIP: sip:darcy@druid.net > > -- Don Wilde **************************************************** * What is the Internet of Things but a system * * of systems including humans? * ****************************************************