Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 15:23:58 +0000 (UTC) From: John Gaskill <westcoastadguy@yahoo.com> To: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>, questions@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pre-install Setup Questions Message-ID: <1338542541.1997254.1779117838425@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <2ec83095-cd09-4019-a6ae-128b0d509699@holgerdanske.com> References: <1217898286.1570785.1778867757524.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1217898286.1570785.1778867757524@mail.yahoo.com> <7e359bcb-94fc-4395-8599-943d42d62169@holgerdanske.com> <417407029.1814314.1779032915208@mail.yahoo.com> <86fr3qau67.fsf@ltc.des.dev> <2086036150.1826563.1779037719691@mail.yahoo.com> <2ec83095-cd09-4019-a6ae-128b0d509699@holgerdanske.com>
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On Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 11:36:15 PM PDT, David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote: >On 5/17/26 10:08, John Gaskill wrote: >> The file I downloaded to my personal laptop, and attempted to >> install (after copying it to a USB memory stick and verifying the >> CRC SHA256) is listed as FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img >> 1560400384. >> >> My expectation after reading the Handbook in advance of the >> installation attempt was that this img file would have all the files >> on it necessary to install FreeBSD and the Ports collection so I >> could have a successful, secure installation. >> >> The installation menu popup indicated that a number of optional >> security and debugging packages were only available via the Internet >> and provided a series of screens requesting network i.p. numbers. I >> abandoned the installation at that point and reread all the >> documents again. I learned that the memstick image file was only >> behaving as planned, and moved on to the dvd1.iso. >> >> Since debugging and security are inherent to a good installation, >> not being able to install them directly did not seem safe to me. >> Perhaps it's just excessive paranoia on my part when it comes to the >> Internet, AI and the ability of criminal types of all kinds to worm >> their way into your computer if given the opportunity. > Have you tried installing from the dvd1 ISO? Does it have everything > you want? Yes, I did. Without success. I have the dvd drive selected as the boot drive until after the installation is complete, and it is recognized by the system. So I contacted ASUS Support and altered the DVD hookup, and made all the changes the support agent told me to make. I have checked the UEFI status and everything is recognized as being there and functioning. After exiting the UEFI to boot, I submit the ADMIN PW, get about ten seconds of black screen, the dvd lights up and rolls, but stops, and a different font of text message appears, stating: "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key" Doing so produces a loop repeating the same message. A cold start, and sign in bypassing the UEFI produces the same result. IIRC the .iso type files are supposed to be self-starting in a boot use. I am also going to take this up with ASUS support todayhome | help
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