Re: FreeBSD OS installation stuck after selecting Boot installer

Hi Warner,

Here are the details:

OK show hw.uart.console
variable 'hw.uart.console' not found

OK show
COLUMNS=80
LINES=50
acpi.oem=INTEL
acpi.revision=2
acpi.rsdp=0x00000044b6e30018
acpi.rsdt=0x0000000000000000
acpi.xsdt=0x00000044b6e3fe98
acpi.xsdt_length=36
acpi_dsdt_load=NO
acpi_dsdt_name=/boot/acpi_dsdt.aml
acpi_dsdt_type=acpi_dsdt
acpi_load=YES
acpi_video_load=NO
audit_event_load=NO
audit_event_name=/etc/security/audit_event
audit_event_type=etc_security_audit_event
autoboot_delay=NO
bitmap_load=NO
bitmap_name=splash.bmp
bitmap_type=splash_image_data
boot_serial=YES
bootenv_autolist=YES
bootfile=kernel
console=efi
cpu_microcode_load=NO
cpu_microcode_name=/boot/firmware/ucode.bin
cpu_microcode_type=cpu_microcode
currdev=disk0p2:
efi-version=2.70
efi_com_port=0
efi_com_speed=115200
efi_max_resolution=1x1
entropy_cache_load=YES
entropy_cache_name=/boot/entropy
entropy_cache_type=boot_entropy_cache
entropy_efi_seed=YES
fdt_enable=NO
hint.acpi.0.disabled=0
hint.smbios.0.mem=0x44bbfd0000
hostuuid_load=YES
hostuuid_name=/etc/hostid
hostuuid_type=hostuuid
interpret=OK
kernel=kernel
kernel_options=
kernels_autodetect=NO
loaddev=disk0p2:
loader.efi=1
loader_conf_dirs=/boot/loader.conf.d
loader_menu_multi_user_prompt=Installer
local_loader_conf_files=/boot/loader.conf.local
module_blacklist=drm drm2 radeonkms i915kms amdgpu
module_path=/boot/modules;/boot/dtb;/boot/dtb/overlays
module_verbose=2
nextboot_conf=/boot/nextboot.conf
prompt=${interpret}
ram_blacklist_load=NO
ram_blacklist_name=/boot/blacklist.txt
ram_blacklist_type=ram_blacklist
screensave_load=NO
screensave_name=green_saver
script.lang=lua
smbios.bios.reldate=Apr  4 2024
smbios.bios.revision=1.2
smbios.bios.vendor=Intel
smbios.bios.version=Intel(R) IPU Embedded UEFI FW 1.2.0 for AArch64
smbios.chassis.maker=Intel
smbios.chassis.serial=N/A
smbios.chassis.tag=N/A
smbios.chassis.type=Other
smbios.chassis.version=N/A
smbios.memory.enabled=3145728
smbios.socket.enabled=16
smbios.socket.populated=16
smbios.system.family=Intel(R) IPU E2100
smbios.system.maker=Intel
smbios.system.product=Intel(R) IPU Adapter E2100-CCQDA2
smbios.system.serial=000000
smbios.system.sku=000000000000
smbios.system.uuid=30313245-3030-3030-6e0c-56812e49f70f
smbios.system.version=N/A
smbios.version=3.3
splash_bmp_load=NO
splash_pcx_load=NO
splash_txt_load=NO
twiddle_divisor=16
verbose_loading=NO
vesa_load=NO
vfs.mountroot.timeout=10
OK


From efi-show, details relevant to ConOut:

global NV,BS,RS ConIn = VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,
8,N,1)/VenMsg(7D916D80-5BB1-458C-A48F-E25FDD51EF94)
global NV,BS,RS ConOut = VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200
,8,N,1)/VenMsg(7D916D80-5BB1-458C-A48F-E25FDD51EF94)
global NV,BS,RS ErrOut = VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200
,8,N,1)/VenMsg(7D916D80-5BB1-458C-A48F-E25FDD51EF94)


global BS,RS ConInDev = VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,
8,N,1)/VenPcAnsi(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,
1)/VenVt100(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/Ve
nVt100Plus(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/Ven
Utf8(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(7D
916D80-5BB1-458C-A48F-E25FDD51EF94),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)
/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(E4364A7F-F825-430E-9D3A-9C9BE6817CA5),/VenHw(D3987D4B
-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(FBFCA56B-BB36-4B78-AAAB-
BE1B97EC7CCB),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/Ve
nMsg(8E46DDDD-3D49-4A9D-B875-3C086F6AA2BD),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB
627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(FC7DD6E0-813C-434D-B4DA-3BD649E9E15A)
global BS,RS ConOutDev = VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200
,8,N,1)/VenPcAnsi(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N
,1)/VenVt100(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/V
enVt100Plus(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/Ve
nUtf8(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(7
D916D80-5BB1-458C-A48F-E25FDD51EF94),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241
)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(E4364A7F-F825-430E-9D3A-9C9BE6817CA5),/VenHw(D3987D4
B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(FBFCA56B-BB36-4B78-AAAB
-BE1B97EC7CCB),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/V
enMsg(8E46DDDD-3D49-4A9D-B875-3C086F6AA2BD),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967E
B627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(FC7DD6E0-813C-434D-B4DA-3BD649E9E15A)
global BS,RS ErrOutDev = VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200
,8,N,1)/VenPcAnsi(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N
,1)/VenVt100(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/V
enVt100Plus(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/Ve
nUtf8(),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(7
D916D80-5BB1-458C-A48F-E25FDD51EF94),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241
)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(E4364A7F-F825-430E-9D3A-9C9BE6817CA5),/VenHw(D3987D4
B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(FBFCA56B-BB36-4B78-AAAB
-BE1B97EC7CCB),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967EB627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/V
enMsg(8E46DDDD-3D49-4A9D-B875-3C086F6AA2BD),/VenHw(D3987D4B-971A-435F-8CAF-4967E
B627241)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/VenMsg(FC7DD6E0-813C-434D-B4DA-3BD649E9E15A)


Please let me know if you need more details..

Thanks for your help!!
Arjun
________________________________
From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:55 PM
To: Anantharam, Arjun <arjun.anantharam@intel.com>
Cc: Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>; FreeBSD ARM List <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD OS installation stuck after selecting Boot installer



On Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 11:46 PM Anantharam, Arjun <arjun.anantharam@intel.com<mailto: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<mailto:marklmi@yahoo.com>>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:07 PM
To: Anantharam, Arjun <arjun.anantharam@intel.com<mailto:arjun.anantharam@intel.com>>; FreeBSD ARM List <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org<mailto:freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD OS installation stuck after selecting Boot installer

Anantharam, Arjun <arjun.anantharam_at_intel.com<http://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<http://yahoo.com>