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Tue, 19 May 2026 20:19:38 +0000 Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 20:19:33 +0000 (UTC) From: John Gaskill To: David Christensen , questions@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <682397249.2361958.1779221973847@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20055212-b66a-4bfb-a44d-552ace844e4b@holgerdanske.com> References: <1217898286.1570785.1778867757524.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1217898286.1570785.1778867757524@mail.yahoo.com> <7e359bcb-94fc-4395-8599-943d42d62169@holgerdanske.com> <417407029.1814314.1779032915208@mail.yahoo.com> <86fr3qau67.fsf@ltc.des.dev> <2086036150.1826563.1779037719691@mail.yahoo.com> <2ec83095-cd09-4019-a6ae-128b0d509699@holgerdanske.com> <1338542541.1997254.1779117838425@mail.yahoo.com> <20055212-b66a-4bfb-a44d-552ace844e4b@holgerdanske.com> Subject: Re: Pre-install Setup Questions List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_2361957_147106951.1779221973846" X-Mailer: WebService/1.1.25725 YMailNodin X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:26101, ipnet:74.6.128.0/21, country:US] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4gKmHL67CZz3k9P X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated ------=_Part_2361957_147106951.1779221973846 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 >On Monday, May 18, 2026 at 03:33:03 PM PDT, David Christensen wrote: >>On 5/18/26 08:23, John Gaskill wrote: >>> On=C2=A0Sunday,=C2=A0May=C2=A017,=C2=A02026=C2=A0at=C2=A011:36:15=C2=A0= PM=C2=A0PDT,=C2=A0David=C2=A0Christensen=C2=A0wrote: >>>=C2=A0 =C2=A0Have=C2=A0you=C2=A0tried=C2=A0installing=C2=A0from=C2=A0the= =C2=A0dvd1=C2=A0ISO?=C2=A0=C2=A0Does=C2=A0it=C2=A0have=C2=A0everything >>>=C2=A0 =C2=A0you=C2=A0want? >> >> Yes,=C2=A0I=C2=A0did.=C2=A0Without=C2=A0success. >> >> I=C2=A0have=C2=A0the=C2=A0dvd=C2=A0drive=C2=A0selected=C2=A0as=C2=A0the= =C2=A0boot=C2=A0drive=C2=A0until=C2=A0after=C2=A0the=C2=A0installation >> is=C2=A0complete,=C2=A0and=C2=A0it=C2=A0is=C2=A0recognized=C2=A0by=C2=A0= the=C2=A0system. >> >> So=C2=A0I=C2=A0contacted=C2=A0ASUS=C2=A0Support=C2=A0and=C2=A0altered=C2= =A0the=C2=A0DVD=C2=A0hookup,=C2=A0and=C2=A0made=C2=A0all >> the=C2=A0changes=C2=A0the=C2=A0support=C2=A0agent=C2=A0told=C2=A0me=C2= =A0to=C2=A0make.=C2=A0I=C2=A0have=C2=A0checked=C2=A0the >> UEFI=C2=A0status=C2=A0and=C2=A0everything=C2=A0is=C2=A0recognized=C2=A0a= s=C2=A0being=C2=A0there=C2=A0and=C2=A0functioning. >> >> After=C2=A0exiting=C2=A0the=C2=A0UEFI=C2=A0to=C2=A0boot,=C2=A0I=C2=A0sub= mit=C2=A0the=C2=A0ADMIN=C2=A0PW,=C2=A0get=C2=A0about=C2=A0ten >> seconds=C2=A0of=C2=A0black=C2=A0screen,=C2=A0the=C2=A0dvd=C2=A0lights=C2= =A0up=C2=A0and=C2=A0rolls,=C2=A0but=C2=A0stops,=C2=A0and=C2=A0a >> different=C2=A0font=C2=A0of=C2=A0text=C2=A0message=C2=A0appears,=C2=A0st= ating: >> >> "Reboot=C2=A0and=C2=A0Select=C2=A0proper=C2=A0Boot=C2=A0device=C2=A0or= =C2=A0Insert=C2=A0Boot=C2=A0Media >> in=C2=A0selected=C2=A0Boot=C2=A0device=C2=A0and=C2=A0press=C2=A0a=C2=A0k= ey" >> >> Doing=C2=A0so=C2=A0produces=C2=A0a=C2=A0loop=C2=A0repeating=C2=A0the=C2= =A0same=C2=A0message. >> >> A=C2=A0cold=C2=A0start,=C2=A0and=C2=A0sign=C2=A0in=C2=A0bypassing=C2=A0t= he=C2=A0UEFI=C2=A0produces=C2=A0the=C2=A0same=C2=A0result. >> >> IIRC the .iso type files are supposed to be self-starting in a boot use. >> >> I=C2=A0am=C2=A0also going=C2=A0to=C2=A0take=C2=A0this=C2=A0up=C2=A0with= =C2=A0ASUS=C2=A0support=C2=A0today >A bad DVD could produce those results.=C2=A0 A bad DVD drive could produce >those results.=C2=A0 Try computing the checksum of the FreeBSD dvd1 DVD >without mounting it and compare the computed checksum to the published >checksum of the FreeBSD dvd1 ISO.=C2=A0 Try booting a known good bootable >DVD.=C2=A0 Try booting the FreeBSD dvd1 DVD in a system that has a known g= ood >DVD drive. The DVD drive is new as is the Memorex dvd-r disc. I hooked up the drive to= my laptop and it works fine. I used 7Zip to compute the checksum and it matche= s the SHA 256 published for the dvd1-iso. I use 7zip to test the file and got the following results: "7zip tested 99% I;\FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso Total Size 4244 MB Compresses Size 4242 MB Processed 4242 MB Files 30559 Errors: 1 Testing [BOOT}\ 2-Boot-NoEmul.img ----------------------------- Error Report Box 1. FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso Warnings: There are some data the end of the payload data.=20 > If you burned the FreeBSD memstick image to a USB drive, you could boot > that and it should have a rescue shell that you could use for > trouble-shooting. > > David Due to a short term illness, I did not contact ASUS Support yesterday but will do so this afternoon. =20 ------=_Part_2361957_147106951.1779221973846 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


>On Monday, May 18, 2026 at 03:33:03 PM PDT= , David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote:

>>= ;On 5/18/26 08:23, John Gaskill wrote:
>>> On=C2=A0Sunday,=C2= =A0May=C2=A017,=C2=A02026=C2=A0at=C2=A011:36:15=C2=A0PM=C2=A0PDT,=C2=A0Davi= d=C2=A0Christensen=C2=A0wrote:
>>>=C2=A0 =C2=A0Have=C2=A0you=C2= =A0tried=C2=A0installing=C2=A0from=C2=A0the=C2=A0dvd1=C2=A0ISO?=C2=A0=C2=A0= Does=C2=A0it=C2=A0have=C2=A0everything
>>>=C2=A0 =C2=A0you=C2= =A0want?
>>
>> Yes,=C2=A0I=C2=A0did.=C2=A0Without=C2=A0su= ccess.
>>
>> I=C2=A0have=C2=A0the=C2=A0dvd=C2=A0drive=C2= =A0selected=C2=A0as=C2=A0the=C2=A0boot=C2=A0drive=C2=A0until=C2=A0after=C2= =A0the=C2=A0installation
>> is=C2=A0complete,=C2=A0and=C2=A0it=C2= =A0is=C2=A0recognized=C2=A0by=C2=A0the=C2=A0system.
>>
>>= So=C2=A0I=C2=A0contacted=C2=A0ASUS=C2=A0Support=C2=A0and=C2=A0altered=C2= =A0the=C2=A0DVD=C2=A0hookup,=C2=A0and=C2=A0made=C2=A0all
>> the=C2= =A0changes=C2=A0the=C2=A0support=C2=A0agent=C2=A0told=C2=A0me=C2=A0to=C2=A0= make.=C2=A0I=C2=A0have=C2=A0checked=C2=A0the
>> UEFI=C2=A0status= =C2=A0and=C2=A0everything=C2=A0is=C2=A0recognized=C2=A0as=C2=A0being=C2=A0t= here=C2=A0and=C2=A0functioning.
>>
>> After=C2=A0exiting= =C2=A0the=C2=A0UEFI=C2=A0to=C2=A0boot,=C2=A0I=C2=A0submit=C2=A0the=C2=A0ADM= IN=C2=A0PW,=C2=A0get=C2=A0about=C2=A0ten
>> seconds=C2=A0of=C2=A0b= lack=C2=A0screen,=C2=A0the=C2=A0dvd=C2=A0lights=C2=A0up=C2=A0and=C2=A0rolls= ,=C2=A0but=C2=A0stops,=C2=A0and=C2=A0a
>> different=C2=A0font=C2= =A0of=C2=A0text=C2=A0message=C2=A0appears,=C2=A0stating:
>>
>= ;> "Reboot=C2=A0and=C2=A0Select=C2=A0proper=C2=A0Boot=C2=A0device= =C2=A0or=C2=A0Insert=C2=A0Boot=C2=A0Media
>> in=C2=A0selected=C2= =A0Boot=C2=A0device=C2=A0and=C2=A0press=C2=A0a=C2=A0key"
>>>> Doing=C2=A0so=C2=A0produces=C2=A0a=C2=A0loop=C2=A0repeating=C2= =A0the=C2=A0same=C2=A0message.
>>
>> A=C2=A0cold=C2=A0sta= rt,=C2=A0and=C2=A0sign=C2=A0in=C2=A0bypassing=C2=A0the=C2=A0UEFI=C2=A0produ= ces=C2=A0the=C2=A0same=C2=A0result.
>>
>> IIRC the .iso t= ype files are supposed to be self-starting in a boot use.
>>
&g= t;> I=C2=A0am=C2=A0also going=C2=A0to=C2=A0take=C2=A0this=C2=A0up=C2=A0w= ith=C2=A0ASUS=C2=A0support=C2=A0today

>A bad DVD could produce th= ose results.=C2=A0 A bad DVD drive could produce
>those results.=C2= =A0 Try computing the checksum of the FreeBSD dvd1 DVD
>without mount= ing it and compare the computed checksum to the published
>checksum o= f the FreeBSD dvd1 ISO.=C2=A0 Try booting a known good bootable
>DVD.= =C2=A0 Try booting the FreeBSD dvd1 DVD in a system that has a known good>DVD drive.

The DVD drive is new as is the Memorex dvd-r disc. = I hooked up the drive to my
laptop and it works fine. I used 7Zip to c= ompute the checksum and it matches
the SHA 256 published for the dvd1-is= o.

I use 7zip to test the file and got the following results:
"7zip tested 99% I;\FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso

Total = Size 4244 MB
Compresses Size 4242 MB
Processed 4242 MBFiles 30559
Errors: 1

Testing [BOOT}\
2-Boot-NoEmul.img
----------------------------- Error Report Box

1. FreeBSD-15= .0-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso

Warnings:
There are some da= ta the end of the payload data.


> If you burned the FreeBSD = memstick image to a USB drive, you could boot
> that and it should ha= ve a rescue shell that you could use for
> trouble-shooting.
><= br>> David

Due to a short term illness, I did not contact ASUS Su= pport yesterday but
will do so this afternoon.
= =20 ------=_Part_2361957_147106951.1779221973846--