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[59.101.177.70]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id b136sm15215029pfb.73.2019.09.01.17.54.36 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 01 Sep 2019 17:54:37 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Install from .iso Fails To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <74e749a3-b544-9bd5-d33a-31a05ede550d@wavecable.com> <0aa49415-4e1b-afe8-8e2a-b14935838ba0@wavecable.com> <7ebb0c1b-335e-8b8e-0c1e-1e95ffe050b9@gmail.com> <4f85bc7f-ace1-457c-211a-207acbb755a2@wavecable.com> <20190901220511.b90fab1d.freebsd@edvax.de> <61dd60cd-7fed-aea5-6878-61c9cc1b12aa@wavecable.com> From: MJ Message-ID: <76573660-4ee9-a25b-d3fa-58b0b4f6cd60@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 10:54:32 +1000 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <61dd60cd-7fed-aea5-6878-61c9cc1b12aa@wavecable.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 46MBSH5y2Qz44LG X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=So2d2Vzu; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of mafsys1234@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::536 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=mafsys1234@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.997,0]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[70.177.101.59.khpj7ygk5idzvmvt5x4ziurxhy.zen.dq.spamhaus.net : 127.0.0.10]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; IP_SCORE_FREEMAIL(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; IP_SCORE(0.00)[ip: (-8.59), ipnet: 2607:f8b0::/32(-2.83), asn: 15169(-2.31), country: US(-0.05)]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[6.3.5.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.b.8.f.7.0.6.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 00:54:40 -0000 Hi Tom, [I cropped a lot of this message - it's needless detail] > 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. > It's still risky. Who knows what it has started writing out. If you have to do this, I suggest just rebooting and restarting the installation rather than re-starting via the console. > 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. > Not an unremarkable situation, I would think. > 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 (the last best windows IMHO) > 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. That should work. I dare say many others use that format. I would encourage you to use manual layout and so expand your knowledge of why different partitions should be made (like /var and /usr) as separate partitions. It really doesn't take all that long, considering you were attempting to install using the ftp option. (I remember having to map cylinders/heads/sectors to boundaries back in ye olde days of FreeBSD, so it's got easier.. somewhat.) > > 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? If you haven't used BSD for a while it seems the prudent thing to do. > What do I need to do to avoid scribbling on sata6g_1  HD0?  That contains grub. Don't install a boot manager when it asks. Leave it to Grub. (Not having used Grub for a long time, I expect you need to edit Grub to find the new disk with FreeBSD on it?) Regards, Mark