Re: FreeBSD OS installation stuck after selecting Boot installer

On Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 11:46 PM Anantharam, Arjun <arjun.anantharam@intel.com>
wrote:

> 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:
>


Yes. That's just for bios.

What does is hw.uart.console in the boot loader? In fact can you share all
the loader's variables.

Also, can you do show-efi so we can see what ConOut is set to?

The above sure looks like a baud issue. There's automatic things tgat
override stuff. This isn't the PC where comconsole settings do much.
Comconsole is an alias for eficom, for example.

Thanks

Warner

> *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
> ------------------------------
> *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
>
> ===
> Mark Millard
> marklmi at yahoo.com
>
>