Installing FreeBSD 12.1 on XPS 8930
Hans Petter Selasky
hps at selasky.org
Thu Nov 14 21:29:01 UTC 2019
On 2019-11-14 19:45, Tomasz CEDRO wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 6:34 PM Jerry <jerry at seibercom.net> wrote:
>> I am trying to install FreeBSD 12.1 onto a Dell XPS 8930 PC. I had to
>> shut off secure boot in order to get the PC to use the CD I created.
>> This was a “Boot Only” CD. I intended to install via the net, like I
>> always do.
>>
>> Shortly after the CD boots up, this message is displayed, ad infinitum:
>>
>> uhub_reattach_port: giving up port reset - device vanished
>>
>> It is impossible for me to install FreeBSD because of this. Since I
>> have never had this happen before, I assume it is something local to
>> this PC.
>>
>> I Googled and came up with nothing. Can anyone assist me? If not, I am
>> going to end up with a semi-expensive paper weight.
>
> Hey Jerry, looks like something wrong with USB, maybe someone at the
> freebsd-usb or HPS (CC) will know the issue / solution :-)
>
> In the meantime I would try with USB/MemStick image instead of ISO/CD
> just to make sure the problem is not with USB-CD device.
>
Is this a regression issue from 11.x ?
--HPS
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