Re: FreeBSD OS installation stuck after selecting Boot installer

Thanks Mark for your response 🙂
From the FreeBSD Boot loader, after adding the below configurations, i no longer see error messages or warning message on device tree blob:

set comconsole_speed=115200
echo comconsole_speed is set to ${comconsole_speed}

set acpi_load="YES"
set fdt_enable="NO"
echo acpi_load is set to ${acpi_load}
echo fdt_enable is set to ${fdt_enable}

boot

But still run into FreeBSD installation getting stuck after displaying some garbage message:

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I tried changing the console to vidconsole, but looks like that is not supported:

Output in boot loader, when set console="vidconsole":
console vidconsole is unavailable
no valid consoles!
Available consoles:     efi     eficom     comconsole

So, i am not sure what the issue is here to get the FreeBSD installed. Any pointers are much appreciated!!
Thanks,
Arjun
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From: Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:07 PM
To: Anantharam, Arjun <arjun.anantharam@intel.com>; FreeBSD ARM List <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD OS installation stuck after selecting Boot installer

Anantharam, Arjun <arjun.anantharam_at_intel.com> wrote on
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:07:29 UTC :

> If the screenshots are not visible, i have included below errors seen in screenshot:
>
> From 1st screenshot(below errors seen during FreeBSD installation after selecting Boot installer):
> Loading kernel..
> Loading configured modules..
> cant find 'etc/hostid'
> cant find 'boot/entropy'

FYI, the 2 lines:

> No valid device tree blob found!
> Warning! Trying to fire up the kernel, but no device tree blob found!

are normal messages for ACPI booting. They are not error messages and
do not indicate a stop of the ACPI-based boot sequence.

I've never liked that working ACPI booting puts out those 2 messages.

> "Garbage displayed"
>
> From 2nd Screenshot:
> ACPI option enabled by default in FreeBSD

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Mark Millard
marklmi at yahoo.com