From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed May 29 20:50:04 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C565815ACED3 for ; Wed, 29 May 2019 20:50:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rfg@tristatelogic.com) Received: from outgoing.tristatelogic.com (segfault.tristatelogic.com [69.62.255.118]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66F3186910 for ; Wed, 29 May 2019 20:50:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rfg@tristatelogic.com) Received: from segfault-nmh-helo.tristatelogic.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by segfault.tristatelogic.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D51E23AF79 for ; Wed, 29 May 2019 13:49:55 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: New Install -- Doesn't boot Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 13:49:55 -0700 Message-ID: <9845.1559162995@segfault.tristatelogic.com> X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 66F3186910 X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of rfg@tristatelogic.com designates 69.62.255.118 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=rfg@tristatelogic.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.90 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.50)[-0.500,0]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.97)[-0.971,0]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[tristatelogic.com]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[mx1.tristatelogic.com]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.21)[-0.206,0]; IP_SCORE(-0.01)[country: US(-0.06)]; RCVD_NO_TLS_LAST(0.10)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:14051, ipnet:69.62.128.0/17, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 20:50:05 -0000 I just did a fresh from-scratch install of 12.0 onto a 1TB SATA drive using the memstick img file (dd'd onto a USB stick). All seemed to go just fine, and I made it all the way to the end with no problems. When asked if I wanted to reboot to the new system now I clicked yes, and when the system started to do the BIOS POST stuff I powered off and used the opportunity to remove the USB stick. Then powered on again. The machine -seemed- like it was starting to boot, but then after a few seconds, a BIOS screen came up. Bummer. I repeated to verify this apparent brokenness. I figured that this must be something to do with EFI so I went in and found a BIOS thing titled "Secure Boot menu". That gave me just two options, i.e. (1) Windows UEFI mode or (2) "Other OS". It -was- set to Windows UEFI mode. I changed that to "Other OS" and then power cycled again. Alas, still no joy. What am I doing wrong? Hardware is: CPU: i3-4130 (hyperthreading recently disabled in BIOS) Mobo: ASUS B85M-G Bios: AMI 2.10.1208 (w/ASUS enhancements?) Harddrive: WD1001FALS