From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon May 25 16:03:36 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BE7032B108 for ; Mon, 25 May 2020 16:03:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwilde1@gmail.com) Received: from mail-lj1-x234.google.com (mail-lj1-x234.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::234]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49W22H1Gsfz43tN for ; Mon, 25 May 2020 16:03:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwilde1@gmail.com) Received: by mail-lj1-x234.google.com with SMTP id v16so21301896ljc.8 for ; Mon, 25 May 2020 09:03:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=9hbd0qGGVuR16b+cafWxwJyr6Qxfk3RakWnZyE2FJ2g=; b=Q5DmWwGSm3hnTq/nQ6rLkcLovosSHV1f+Tbf+FhzBaFqhI1nlTLbYSwcLr8nc7sAck /eR9rtJqam7CWSnRA01qhKjg9jfJRRr/HZOXGIeqq79UqDlC1PoEzO8RralcEkH55w4u SJMbd6ZGyt0NTgzSi/07tAETLYvO7MUoP4xMlKVeYUEv/mCyS8X3AUdPxU1Ft/HD08x/ 9lOKzR9tLtiCDwGePdlLgTZSVOu3M0q2SzslMquJzpAUqTvGjbsuaxFb5xbJOLwaeR0+ Ea5y8IauhixOaAOgRJZwUcr2JOv4xObHghDSGT4jxSiw1uiW6/AwNAeeVfybQ2+gp3er irkw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=9hbd0qGGVuR16b+cafWxwJyr6Qxfk3RakWnZyE2FJ2g=; b=B9OJ9rjp12PybkFtW46AVn6/MrmLOiPgelPcOjsej+WXSME8ZVeLsKtI6pRbLhjM/C /IAtGsoUZml8NUfaQTR8kyeF2DusYrvHWRcpr1W/OdWSJ5pOCRmVuY96RyG/+rxCnsB5 DVwMks599r80qVQfHfd6iJLy9DiDJB7VM6Tzx/My30LFJBtNC0Occ07XtsfIO/FmQDDt xoYUJxalMYiSCxAhNovikNrSPUT1GrcmRRc3e01CLwGIVssvpF8I4Inzkg9gge1zBT9w YiaWi7GAdjqJ/U0yn0/SnmpK/XsYm7p/AAQ9S4G7b61xnN39yPrQNnTjnN1n486maRwo VN6g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533bHuJaBF3A+BrTzbK2G/O+uPTtGsfdcov/e+8q9WZwYj5pme4W RKnqHGfOldubUvZTo3vzJ1aIWyuYIuewaMro2YU= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwNgt+T9yuR4ZTZ99BXftf8B6WOk/u4KcmuAr3KjKmoErqoBD0c03QRbQNKU7Sd5WW5vlyJmTWVBOhrgg6P4QQ= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:3215:: with SMTP id y21mr674079ljy.85.1590422613225; Mon, 25 May 2020 09:03:33 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:ab3:6742:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Mon, 25 May 2020 09:03:32 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: dwilde1@gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20200525110946.dd7440ac.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20200525110946.dd7440ac.freebsd@edvax.de> From: Donald Wilde Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 09:03:32 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: installation of 12.1R and 11.3R fails To: Polytropon Cc: David Christensen , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 49W22H1Gsfz43tN X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=Q5DmWwGS; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of dwilde1@gmail.com designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::234 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=dwilde1@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.37 / 15.00]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[dwilde1@gmail.com]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36]; REPLYTO_ADDR_EQ_FROM(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.35)[-0.348]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.02)[-1.018]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.002]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; FREEMAIL_REPLYTO(0.00)[gmail.com]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2a00:1450:4864:20::234:from]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 16:03:36 -0000 > Sometimes a specific combination of > > { GPT | MBR | dedicated } x { BIOS | UEFI } > > can cause problems. It _should_ not, though. You would think, wouldn't you? When I enabled UEFI, it promptly ignored everything except my NICs so that was out. Using Legacy BIOS it successfully built and allowed access to my system but only with MBR-format file system. No GPT worked, at least with partitioning. > > I did have a glitch that led to a recursive stack crash, though, > > forcing a reinstall. Updating the Handbook required me to build both > > graphviz and vala, but neither of them would work without already > > having a graphviz and vala on the system. Install with 'pkg install' > > worked. > > It would be very strange if there was a "cyclic dependency" > for those ports... however, using "pkg install" solves most > problems with ports. :-) As I say, /usr/ports/misc/freebsd-doc-en did me in. Corrupted the whole system. Anybody else want to play guinea pig? Steps to reproduce: 1) Update to 12-STABLE from 12.1R 2) Update the Handbook installation (without first installing dependencies graphics/graphviz and lang/vala) Reminded me of how much a 'learning experience' FreeBSD is... This port is such an amazing, layered set of dependencies it is starkly amazing that it can be made to work at all. Vala? WT[DELETED] is vala? I had to look it up! :) The flexibility of FreeBSD can be tiresome at times but that configurability will come to my rescue at some point. Game on, and again, thanks for all the advice! :D -- Don Wilde **************************************************** * What is the Internet of Things but a system * * of systems including humans? * ****************************************************