Install from .iso Fails

[Thomas D. Dean]

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