Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2019 16:55:53 -0700 From: "Thomas D. Dean" <tomdean@wavecable.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install from .iso Fails Message-ID: <61dd60cd-7fed-aea5-6878-61c9cc1b12aa@wavecable.com> In-Reply-To: <20190901220511.b90fab1d.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <74e749a3-b544-9bd5-d33a-31a05ede550d@wavecable.com> <0aa49415-4e1b-afe8-8e2a-b14935838ba0@wavecable.com> <c63846ca-74cd-510a-6262-9ba01e70918a@wavecable.com> <7ebb0c1b-335e-8b8e-0c1e-1e95ffe050b9@gmail.com> <4f85bc7f-ace1-457c-211a-207acbb755a2@wavecable.com> <20190901220511.b90fab1d.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 9/1/19 1:05 PM, Polytropon wrote: > On Sun, 1 Sep 2019 12:37:21 -0700, Thomas D. Dean wrote: >> On 9/1/19 3:17 AM, MJ wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 1/09/2019 2:49 pm, Thomas D. Dean wrote: >>>> On 8/31/19 8:58 PM, Thomas D. Dean wrote: >>>>> On 8/31/19 8:49 PM, Thomas D. Dean wrote: >>>>>> I tried to install FreeBSD and failed. >>>>>> >>>>>> I downloaded FreeBSD-12.0-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso, burned a CD, >>>>>> and booted. >>>>>> >>>>>> The boot sequence did not complete. It was in a loop >>>>>> ... >>>>>> xchi resetting the controller >>>>>> ... >>>>>> xchi resetting the controller >>>>>> >>>>>> I could get to the ptty that was logged in as root. ps -ax seemed OK. >>>>>> >>>>>> I think I had FreeBSD on this machine several years ago. >>>>>> >>>>>> Motherboard ASUS P9X79 PRO >>>>>> Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU >>>>>> >>>>>> Any ideas? >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom Dean >>>>> >>>>> Typo: xhci rather than xchi. >>>>> >>>>> From a Linux console, >>>>> >>>>> > lsusb >>>>> Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0cf3:3005 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR3011 >>>>> Bluetooth >>>>> Bus 002 Device 004: ID 04f2:0939 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd >>>>> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0768 Microsoft Corp. Sidewinder X4 >>>>> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching >>>>> Hub >>>>> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >>>>> Bus 006 Device 002: ID 2109:0810 VIA Labs, Inc. VL81x Hub >>>>> Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub >>>>> Bus 005 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub >>>>> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >>>>> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub >>>>> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >>>>> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching >>>>> Hub >>>>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> I switched to ttyv3 and killed all the bsdinstall processes. Then, I >>>> started bsdinstall. Looked good. When bsdinstalled started looking >>>> on the web for components to install, all the components were not found. >>>> >>>> pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/12.0-RELEASE/base.txz no address >>>> record found. >>>> >>> >>> I wouldn't go around killing install processes and then expect to have a >>> cogent system. >>> >>> If you are stuck with something, like the XHCI error, try a verbose boot: >>> >>> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall-start.html >>> >>> >>> It may, or may not, illuminate the issue a bit more. >>> >>>> But, the install did do one thing. >>>> >>>> I tried to install on ata3. bsdinstall actually created partitons on >>>> that disk. >>>> >>>> BUT, BSDINSTALL ALSO STABBED ATA0 AND MADE IT UNBOOTABLE. Thanks. >>> >>> Yikes, boot manager perhaps? Is this a multi-OS system? What's the boot >>> manager you are using? >>> >>>> >>>> I guess FreeBSD install is just broken. >>> >>> Maybe the web-based-install-everything-by-download is, but I doubt it. >>> Is the network showing an IP when you're booting and what's its route >>> table look like? Can you ping a known web site, ie, google.com >>> (indicating name resolution & some network operation)? >>> >> I chose DHCP to start the network and did not see any error messages. I >> did not ping anything. > > You should verify that the network can be reached, routing > and name resolution work. If you see no error message, you > _could_ take that for granted, but it's always useful to > make sure it _really_ works. > > This is the primary reason I use DVD #1: It allows me to > install a fully working OS, a point from where I can configure > network as needed, and then perform installation from external > sources. No "half-baked" things. ;-) > > > >> I did not choose to install a MBR, maybe this is some default? > > Did you choose automatic layout? Today, MBR is not the > default anymore. GPT is. There are only very few reasons > one would choose to use MBR partitioning. > > > >> Killing all the install processes BEFORE they did anything should not >> cause a problem. > > Depends on when a certain step is being performed, e. g., > editing or creating a partition table before initializing > filesystems, initializing filesystems before copying files. > > > >> Looking back over several years' notes I think this is a USB 3.0 problem. >> >> USB 3.0 is why I switched to Linux. It is necessary for some of my >> projects. > > Yes, this is a problem sometimes. > I killed all the bsdinstall stuff before I answered any of the questions. As soon as the first install box appeared, I switched to ttyv3(?) where root was logged in. Before selecting keyboard model. I use grub at the console to choose the system to boot and I login at a console prompt. In my .bash_profile, I startx. I use TWM because it is least intrusive. I use emacs in an xterm for development. I have a multi-os system. sata6g_1 HD0 SSD ubuntu 18.04 sata6g_2 HD1 WD5000 Ubuntu 18.04 sata3g_3 HD2 WD5000 windows 7 - not used sata3g_4 HD3 WD5000 empty - this is where I tried to install FreeBSD sata3g_5 HD4 WD5000 windows 7 secondary plex- not used sata3g_6 DVD DRW-24B3LT sata6g_E1 (empty) sata6g_E2 (empty) After starting bsdinstall on ttyv3(?), I chose the automatic layout. OK, that does not seem to be a reasonable way to go. I will download the DVD set. Is it possible that I get reasonable USB 3.0 support from the full DVD rather than the net install? What do I need to do to avoid scribbling on sata6g_1 HD0? That contains grub. Tom Dean
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