Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 00:20:45 -0500 From: Clay Daniels <clay.daniels.jr@gmail.com> To: dwilde1@gmail.com Cc: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: installation of 12.1R and 11.3R fails Message-ID: <CAGLDxTUXy_NMdRoHU=bQtu52K6Ofo6WM2Rc4O0_PqYWbVJJ-nA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAEC73938_0co-Sk3JzZz10gP%2BVg6%2Bk1jWj87KJbU3_XkLU2Spg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAEC7393CTQGQ=zQ7fM63iSkpdvO8R0q-q6iLWUOx4=XaYanO1A@mail.gmail.com> <d760435a-af0d-8a84-b350-43311c8e321e@holgerdanske.com> <CAEC73938_0co-Sk3JzZz10gP%2BVg6%2Bk1jWj87KJbU3_XkLU2Spg@mail.gmail.com>
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I would second all of David's suggestions, but would like to also recommend using GParted to clear & write a new partition table, be it MBR or GPT. GParted lets you take control of the drive. It's Gnome Partition Editor & free: https://gparted.org/ On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 11:49 PM Donald Wilde <dwilde1@gmail.com> wrote: > Service tag 5K8W162 > > I will try using MBR instead of GPT, as you suggest. I did that once > the first time and no joy. Other than that and using the USB instead > of DVD, the only other delta in your procedure is zeroing the disk and > ensuring that all settings in BIOS are set to default. > > Do I need to erase my USB key and only put the key-version ISO on it? > Why would that be superior to using a DVD, other than the waste of > plastic? > > The only other possible problem I can see is that I simply named the > machine, and did not create a meaningless FQDN (in my NAT). > > Thank you for your answer, and I WILCO. > > On 5/22/20, David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote: > > On 2020-05-22 20:13, Donald Wilde wrote: > >> Hello, good Beasties - > >> > >> It is my pleasure to be back! > >> > >> I am trying to re-establish a FreeBSD presence on my servers and I am > >> having problems installing it on my development laptop. > >> > >> I'm using 12.1R, installed via the bootonly.iso DVD. This is a > >> hardwired Dell generic i3 laptop, which has successfully been running > >> Linux. > > > > Dell service tag? > > > > > >> The installation -- whole disk, AUTO, GPT, all options selected -- > >> downloads everything and appears to match all checksums and complete > >> successfully but when I reboot, it goes immediately into the PXE boot, > >> failing with no DHCP success. I've tried both Legacy and UEFI BIOS > >> mode and it refuses to recognize the hard drive installation > >> either way. > >> > >> I have tried both 11.3 and 12.1 releases, but have no joy. I have > >> reviewed the errata and I don't see anything describing this major a > >> problem. I didn't see anything in the booting sections of the > >> Handbook, either. I did see one entry in a DuckDuckGo search that said > >> I should use gpartd to associate my ada0 partition with boot0 but I > >> cannot find that listing again. > >> > >> I thought I was using every automatic option possible, but I seem to > >> have missed something. > >> > >> What am I missing? What can I try? > > > > > > Download the memstick installer and burn it to a USB flash drive: > > > > FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img > > > > > > Zero fill or secure erase the target system drive. > > > > > > Power up the laptop, enter CMOS setup, reset the settings to defaults, > > confirm, save if available (newer firmware saves automatically), exit, > > power off. > > > > > > Power up, set the firmware to BIOS/ Legacy mode (or whatever you laptop > > calls it), save, and exit. Power off. > > > > > > Power up. Enter CMOS setup again and verify all settings. Power off. > > > > > > Insert the FreeBSD installer USB flash drive. Power up and press > > whatever key brings up the boot menu. Boot the FreeBSD installer USB > > flash drive. > > > > > > Install FreeBSD. On the "Partitioning" screen, for item "Partition > > Scheme", choose "MBR (BIOS)". > > > > > > The last step of the installer is to reboot. Wait for the installer to > > shutdown and the firmware POST to begin. Power off the laptop. Remove > > the USB flash drive. > > > > > > Power up. The laptop should boot FreeBSD from the SSD/HDD. > > > > > > David > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > -- > Don Wilde > **************************************************** > * What is the Internet of Things but a system * > * of systems including humans? * > **************************************************** > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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