Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 08:24:13 -0800 From: bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bsdinstall use on rpi4 Message-ID: <ZaK5LZi25OrZxAMa@www.zefox.net> In-Reply-To: <ZaKrm-LGkGhS2HDb@int21h> References: <ZaKrm-LGkGhS2HDb@int21h>
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On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 03:26:19PM +0000, void wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to use bsdinstall on > FreeBSD-15.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-RPI-20240111-a61d2c7fbd3c-267507.img > to install to usb3-connected HD, using the 'expert mode' for UFS, > after having initially booted from mmcsd. > > The goal is to boot to usb3 with freebsd on UFS filesystem, and to have > that filesystem split into partitions, and the partitions having various > properties. IOW not to have it all on /. I'd like to use GPT instead of MBR. > > Is this (bsdinstall) method 'correct' or should I use some other method? > > I've tried this method but get errors after the fetching phase. > > 1. "manifest not found on local disk and will be fetched from an > unverified source..." http://void.f-m.fm.user.fm/error1.png > > 2. "error while extracting base.txz: can't create > /usr/share/untrusted/Sonera_Class_2_Root_CA.pem" > http://void.f-m.fm.user.fm/error2.png > > 3. "could not set root password. An installation step has been > aborted. Would you like to restart the installation or exit the > installer?" > http://void.f-m.fm.user.fm/error3.png > I tried this using 14-release on a Pi3 with a usb mechanical hard disk. I don't recall seeing the errors reported above, but found that the msdos partition wasn't populated. I copied files manually. The resulting host is finicky about booting, sometimes requiring intervention at the serial console to prod u-boot to find the usb disk. This particular Pi is booting without a microSD, it's possible the usb-sata adapter contributes to the problem. It might be worth trying the "bootcode.bin-only" method to see if that helps. Perhaps others can say more. Once FreeBSD is up there have been no obvious problems. Thanks for reading, hth bob prohaska
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