Install from .iso Fails

[Thomas D. Dean]

On 8/31/19 8:58 PM, Thomas D. Dean wrote:
> On 8/31/19 8:49 PM, Thomas D. Dean wrote:
>> I tried to install FreeBSD and failed.
>>
>> I downloaded FreeBSD-12.0-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso, burned a CD, and 
>> booted.
>>
>> The boot sequence did not complete.  It was in a loop
>> ...
>> xchi resetting the controller
>> ...
>> xchi resetting the controller
>>
>> I could get to the ptty that was logged in as root.  ps -ax seemed OK.
>>
>> I think I had FreeBSD on this machine several years ago.
>>
>> Motherboard ASUS P9X79 PRO
>> Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Tom Dean
> 
> Typo: xhci rather than xchi.
> 
>  From a Linux console,
> 
>  > lsusb
> Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0cf3:3005 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR3011 
> Bluetooth
> Bus 002 Device 004: ID 04f2:0939 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0768 Microsoft Corp. Sidewinder X4
> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 006 Device 002: ID 2109:0810 VIA Labs, Inc. VL81x Hub
> Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
> Bus 005 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
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I switched to ttyv3 and killed all the bsdinstall processes.  Then, I 
started bsdinstall.  Looked good.  When bsdinstalled started looking on 
the web for components to install, all the components were not found.

pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/12.0-RELEASE/base.txz no address record 
found.

But, the install did do one thing.

I tried to install on ata3.  bsdinstall actually created partitons on 
that disk.

BUT, BSDINSTALL ALSO STABBED ATA0 AND MADE IT UNBOOTABLE.  Thanks.

I guess FreeBSD install is just broken.

Tom Dean