Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2019 18:40:12 -0700 From: "Thomas D. Dean" <tomdean@wavecable.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install from .iso Fails Message-ID: <7d26cf5d-cfeb-c66a-39b2-3e2a53ed06be@wavecable.com> In-Reply-To: <76573660-4ee9-a25b-d3fa-58b0b4f6cd60@gmail.com> References: <74e749a3-b544-9bd5-d33a-31a05ede550d@wavecable.com> <0aa49415-4e1b-afe8-8e2a-b14935838ba0@wavecable.com> <c63846ca-74cd-510a-6262-9ba01e70918a@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> <76573660-4ee9-a25b-d3fa-58b0b4f6cd60@gmail.com>
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On 9/1/19 5:54 PM, MJ wrote: > 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. Does bsdinstall start writing BEFORE the keyboard model is selected? Before the device is selected? Is this documented in the handbook? I did not see it. > > >> 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) There was no last best windows. I replaced the windoze before WNT (== ++VMS) with BSD386 0.1. > >> 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?) update-grub > > Regards, > Mark
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