Install from .iso Fails

[MJ]

On 1/09/2019 2:49 pm, Thomas D. Dean wrote:
> 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
>> _______________________________________________
> 
> 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.
> 

I wouldn't go around killing install processes and then expect to have a cogent system.

If you are stuck with something, like the XHCI error, try a verbose boot:

https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall-start.html

It may, or may not, illuminate the issue a bit more.

> 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.

Yikes, boot manager perhaps? Is this a multi-OS system? What's the boot manager you are using?

> 
> I guess FreeBSD install is just broken.

Maybe the web-based-install-everything-by-download is, but I doubt it. Is the network showing an IP when you're booting and what's its route table look like? Can you ping a known web site, ie, google.com (indicating name resolution & some network operation)?