Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 09:03:32 -0700 From: Donald Wilde <dwilde1@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation of 12.1R and 11.3R fails Message-ID: <CAEC7391n9L85sPH-%2BKVgE6quFGM_bpUQS_Y7GvUgU1s2X0CR0Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20200525110946.dd7440ac.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CAEC7393CTQGQ=zQ7fM63iSkpdvO8R0q-q6iLWUOx4=XaYanO1A@mail.gmail.com> <d760435a-af0d-8a84-b350-43311c8e321e@holgerdanske.com> <CAEC73938_0co-Sk3JzZz10gP%2BVg6%2Bk1jWj87KJbU3_XkLU2Spg@mail.gmail.com> <f4a4889a-1e7f-b951-3d67-35994cbcf2a6@holgerdanske.com> <CAEC7390f3b6iwwjV9Zpv5hsRbv=t81_WnFDbePwDG4V66A1z0w@mail.gmail.com> <CAEC7391PVoPo%2BgSD6a3zWYF4bGfyxpri-gRrQNGsASQMK8ZPDA@mail.gmail.com> <20200525110946.dd7440ac.freebsd@edvax.de>
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> Sometimes a specific combination of
>
> { GPT | MBR | dedicated } x { BIOS | UEFI }
>
> can cause problems. It _should_ not, though.
You would think, wouldn't you? When I enabled UEFI, it promptly
ignored everything except my NICs so that was out. Using Legacy BIOS
it successfully built and allowed access to my system but only with
MBR-format file system. No GPT worked, at least with <AUTO>
partitioning.
> > I did have a glitch that led to a recursive stack crash, though,
> > forcing a reinstall. Updating the Handbook required me to build both
> > graphviz and vala, but neither of them would work without already
> > having a graphviz and vala on the system. Install with 'pkg install'
> > worked.
>
> It would be very strange if there was a "cyclic dependency"
> for those ports... however, using "pkg install" solves most
> problems with ports. :-)
As I say, /usr/ports/misc/freebsd-doc-en did me in. Corrupted the
whole system. Anybody else want to play guinea pig?
Steps to reproduce:
1) Update to 12-STABLE from 12.1R
2) Update the Handbook installation (without first installing
dependencies graphics/graphviz and lang/vala)
Reminded me of how much a 'learning experience' FreeBSD is... This
port is such an amazing, layered set of dependencies it is starkly
amazing that it can be made to work at all.
Vala? WT[DELETED] is vala? I had to look it up! :)
The flexibility of FreeBSD can be tiresome at times but that
configurability will come to my rescue at some point.
Game on, and again, thanks for all the advice! :D
--
Don Wilde
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