From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Mon Dec 21 12:10:09 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@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 0D6294B91D9; Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:10:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vas@sibptus.ru) Received: from admin.sibptus.ru (admin.sibptus.ru [IPv6:2001:19f0:5001:21dc::10]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Czyw00rhqz3FqJ; Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:10:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vas@sibptus.ru) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sibptus.ru; s=20181118; h=Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date:In-Reply-To; bh=/dd9G1ZmjICgws8z+QYH0Kixzh9vIzstuB99EJollvs=; b=BUptvhdwXdeGys73boTDw7FSTv M940M/CoD7ucbXw4p1qkQa41BFIH+iUbVOCpLnns1xDIYB2Y+dqe7dymEZ4K4fgLabfKb0m+400Kg dIUn9x9/1YTco3k2ePXgqfmYIbsddBbXc1GGFXjjeZRxkHzFAuZjRZXk13VNIT76Wt0I=; Received: from vas by admin.sibptus.ru with local (Exim 4.94 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1krK0m-0006KY-LH; Mon, 21 Dec 2020 19:10:00 +0700 Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 19:10:00 +0700 From: Victor Sudakov To: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Network installation on a UEFI-only box Message-ID: <20201221121000.GA23763@admin.sibptus.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT" Content-Disposition: inline X-PGP-Key: http://admin.sibptus.ru/~vas/ X-PGP-Fingerprint: 10E3 1171 1273 E007 C2E9 3532 0DA4 F259 9B5E C634 X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Czyw00rhqz3FqJ X-Spamd-Bar: ------ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=sibptus.ru header.s=20181118 header.b=BUptvhdw; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=sibptus.ru; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of vas@sibptus.ru designates 2001:19f0:5001:21dc::10 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=vas@sibptus.ru X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-6.09 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[2001:19f0:5001:21dc::10:from]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[sibptus.ru:s=20181118]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx]; MIME_GOOD(-0.20)[multipart/signed,text/plain]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[2001:19f0:5001:21dc::10:from:127.0.2.255]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[sibptus.ru:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[sibptus.ru,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.99)[-0.995]; SIGNED_PGP(-2.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:20473, ipnet:2001:19f0:5000::/38, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-sysinstall,freebsd-net] X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:10:09 -0000 --tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues, Now that there are many PCs with UEFI-only BIOSes (no legacy mode nor CSM), how can I install FreeBSD over network on those? I successfully boot iPXE from the network, then load FreeBSD installation media over http: dhcp sanboot http://192.168.170.5/tftpboot/FreeBSD-12.2-RELEASE-amd64-mini-memst= ick.img or=20 dhcp sanboot http://192.168.170.5/tftpboot/FreeBSD-12.2-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.i= so Good news: both images get transferred successfully over the network and start to boot. They even reach the "Loading kernel..." stage. Bad news: later they freeze or break at various points of the boot process. This is just one example of a frozen boot: http://admin.sibptus.ru/~vas/IMG_20201221_190435.jpg if I press "Enter" here, it reboots. If anybody is interested I can probably produce more info. But first of all, please tell me if I have chosen the right technology (iPXE) for booting the installation media over the network, or maybe what I'm doing is stupid and there *is* the right way. --=20 Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN 2:5005/49@fidonet http://vas.tomsk.ru/ --tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJf4JCYAAoJEA2k8lmbXsY0P2oH/0GJXToFN8Yn+GSyKD/Y6NdQ xZaLEGGOlyE2gfu6pAWxFKoc7f/RH+AMQwyVwGk7ppPELhsNhMmths9rt6mBj2x9 CcPoggSh5/rOyX1H8eqyQqmzH3zsWmdMi4wLBSI9omGEISruS4zU/9Oy84CNSh60 hMBF5mg0ASLOUVrvehVlqK9OCCTjWsmvmvnYvcl1JEBe6pgC/CubDG4lUhc+Cne1 OQNxi4VjfgnBQ8iqUENHDjUMS3OuvRKtyC85xzS6H9GB3Pf1fPrlBU8iQjPRANEB Rk27W06cSksGm3yqMD8ZhrTjtXhr/l11PD58ZAZgAz6kDzEcl2PusK26ebvcBT0= =etPu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT--