Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:45:35 +0100
From:      Tomasz CEDRO <tomek@cedro.info>
To:        Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net>,  "freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-usb@freebsd.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org>
Subject:   Re: Installing FreeBSD 12.1 on XPS 8930
Message-ID:  <CAFYkXjnMFB5quMJCeNz9zicqVntbB93jGXG1m-_begGEZE8HsA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20191114123428.000003cb@seibercom.net>
References:  <20191114123428.000003cb@seibercom.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 6:34 PM Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote:
> I am trying to install FreeBSD 12.1 onto a Dell XPS 8930 PC. I had to
> shut off secure boot in order to get the PC to use the CD I created.
> This was a =E2=80=9CBoot Only=E2=80=9D CD. I intended to install via the =
net, like I
> always do.
>
> Shortly after the CD boots up, this message is displayed, ad infinitum:
>
> uhub_reattach_port: giving up port reset - device vanished
>
> It is impossible for me to install FreeBSD because of this. Since I
> have never had this happen before, I assume it is something local to
> this PC.
>
> I Googled and came up with nothing.  Can anyone assist me? If not, I am
> going to end up with a semi-expensive paper weight.

Hey Jerry, looks like something wrong with USB, maybe someone at the
freebsd-usb or HPS (CC) will know the issue / solution :-)

In the meantime I would try with USB/MemStick image instead of ISO/CD
just to make sure the problem is not with USB-CD device.

--=20
CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?CAFYkXjnMFB5quMJCeNz9zicqVntbB93jGXG1m-_begGEZE8HsA>