amd64/122624: unusable mininal installation of FreeBSD-7.0

[Fernan Aguero]

> On Thursday 10 April 2008 02:44:11 pm Fernan Aguero wrote:
> > > ld-elf.so.1 doesn't use anything from /usr/src.  The specific assert that 
> is 
> > > failing is this:
> > > 
> > >         assert(ELF_R_TYPE(rela->r_info) == R_X86_64_JMP_SLOT);
> > > 
> > > in reloc_plt() in src/libexec/rtld-elf/amd64/reloc.c.  
> > 
> > I wrote down that error on paper and typed it in the email
> > ... but I'm sure it said /usr/src ... that's why I decided
> > to set my /etc/fstab to mount freebsd-7.0 sources from another FreeBSD
> > box and symlink /usr/src.
> 
> That's because the assert() macro puts the full filename of the current file 
> into the binary when it is compiled for the error message.  The binary is not 
> trying to read anything from /usr/src itse.f
> 
> > > I wonder if you somehow have 32-bit binaries instead of 64-bit?
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > John Baldwin
> > 
> > I wonder the same thing because after doing that, even
> > though make was now OK (I was able to cd
> > /usr/ports/sysutils/screen && make install), other commands
> > failed (vi, Exec format error. Binary file not executable).
> 
> It certainly sounds like you have mixed and matched some things.  Maybe just 
> do a minimal install but include the 'lib32' dist for 32-bit binary compat?  
> minimal probably doesn't include it (but vi also should be a 64-bit binary, 
> try using 'file' rather than brandelf to see what file thinks vi is).

Sorry for the delay in replying,

I have just did a new install (completely erasing and
reformatting the disk) and this time I did a standard
install, choosing developer + lib32. Now the box
stops in the boot process attempting to mount root:

[...]
ad4: 152587 <WDC WD1600JS-75NCB3 10.02E04> at ata2-master UDMA33
SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched!
SMP: AP CPU #2 Launched!
SMP: AP CPU #3 Launched!
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad4s1a
/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /lib/libncurses.so.7: Shared object
has no run-time symbol table
Enter fill pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:

I cannot even type RETURN and enter a shell, because the
same message about libncurses.so.7 appears!

Disk slicing/partitioning is as follows:
1) ad4s1 (using whole disk), set bootable
2) Install Boot Manager
3) ad4s1b, 32G, swap
   ad4s1a, 1G, /
   ad4s1d, 1G, /tmp
   ad4s1e, 5G, /usr
   ad4s1f, 10G, /var
   ad4s1g, rest of disk, /home

BTW, I don't understand what you mean by "It certainly
sounds like you have mixed and matched some things" ... this
is a new box, fresh, and I'm using the 7.0 ISO that I just
downloaded from freebsd.org (cheksums are OK), and following
a straightforward installation procedure.  I'm not trying to
select any other package apart from those that are selected
by choosing the options put forward by the installer
(remember I started with a minimal install!). So in any
case, if there's any 'mix and match' issue, it's an issue
of mixed and matched packages included in the ISO image or a
wrong combination of selections made by the installer ...

BTW, I have just succesfully installed both
ubuntu-7.10-amd64 (server edition) and FreeBSD-6.1-RELEASE
(amd64) without any issues on the same box. In both cases, I
was able to SSH in from another box and install third party
packages (postgresql, screen, vim).

To me this sounds like a problem with the 7.0-RELEASE CD
and/or installer.

Fernan