• Re: bsdinstall: TERM, ZFS options (was: FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 Now Available)

    From Lexi Winter@ivy@freebsd.org to muc.lists.freebsd.stable on Sun Sep 28 03:28:35 2025
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    Graham Perrin wrote in <eed411e9-6b52-4553-b7f1-38c228e36008@gmail.com>:
    at first boot installer asks what TERM I want
    I have never seen that question in bsdinstall, can you share a photograph or screenshot?

    this is the first thing the installer asks before it starts bsdinstall.
    see transcript below.

    (it might be that this question is skipped if running on a video terminal;
    i almost never install in that configuration so i don't really remember.)

    % ../qemu.sh powerpc64 disc1.iso
    qemu-system-ppc64: warning: TCG doesn't support requested feature, cap-cfpc=workaround
    qemu-system-ppc64: warning: TCG doesn't support requested feature, cap-ibs=workaround
    qemu-system-ppc64: warning: TCG doesn't support requested feature, cap-ccf-assist=on


    SLOF ********************************************************************** QEMU Starting
    Build Date = Nov 6 2024 15:31:54
    FW Version = git-ee03aec2c106a699
    Press "s" to enter Open Firmware.

    Populating /vdevice methods
    Populating /vdevice/vty@71000000
    Populating /vdevice/nvram@71000001
    Populating /vdevice/l-lan@71000002
    Populating /vdevice/v-scsi@71000003
    SCSI: Looking for devices
    8200000000000000 CD-ROM : "QEMU QEMU CD-ROM 2.5+" Populating /pci@800000020000000
    00 0000 (D) : 1234 1111 qemu vga
    00 0800 (D) : 1033 0194 serial bus [ usb-xhci ]
    00 1000 (D) : 1af4 1001 virtio [ block ]
    No NVRAM common partition, re-initializing...
    Installing QEMU fb



    Scanning USB
    XHCI: Initializing
    USB Keyboard
    USB mouse
    Using default console: /vdevice/vty@71000000

    Welcome to Open Firmware

    Copyright (c) 2004, 2017 IBM Corporation All rights reserved.
    This program and the accompanying materials are made available
    under the terms of the BSD License available at
    http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php


    Trying to load: from: /pci@800000020000000/scsi@2 ...
    E3404: Not a bootable device!
    Trying to load: from: /vdevice/v-scsi@71000003/disk@8200000000000000 ... Successfully loaded
    Consoles: Open Firmware console

    FreeBSD/powerpc64 Open Firmware loader, Revision 3.0
    (Fri Sep 19 22:53:58 BST 2025 ivy@tansy.le-fay.org)
    Memory: 2097152KB
    Booted from: /vdevice/v-scsi@71000003/disk@8200000000000000

    Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
    /boot/kernel/kernel data=0x17c4a38+0x441eee 0x8+0x1578c0+0x8+0x1840d8|
    -

    Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
    Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]...
    cas: selected radix MMU
    Kernel entry at 0x101540 ...
    GDB: no debug ports present
    KDB: debugger backends: ddb
    KDB: current backend: ddb
    ---<<BOOT>>---
    Copyright (c) 1992-2025 The FreeBSD Project.
    Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
    The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.
    FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT #0: Fri Sep 19 23:29:11 BST 2025
    ivy@tansy.le-fay.org:/build/obj/bsd/src/bsd/dev/powerpc.powerpc64/sys/GENERIC64 powerpc
    FreeBSD clang version 19.1.7 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git llvmorg-19.1.7-0-gcd708029e0b2)
    WARNING: WITNESS option enabled, expect reduced performance.
    VT: init without driver.
    cpu0: IBM POWER10 revision 2.0, 1000.00 MHz
    cpu0: Features dc007182<PPC32,PPC64,ALTIVEC,FPU,MMU,SMT,ISNOOP,ARCH205,ARCH206,VSX,TRUELE>
    cpu0: Features2 bee60000<ARCH207,DSCR,ISEL,TAR,VCRYPTO,ARCH300,IEEE128,DARN> real memory = 2101972992 (2004 MB)
    avail memory = 1971576832 (1880 MB)
    random: registering fast source PowerISA DARN random number generator
    random: fast provider: "PowerISA DARN random number generator"
    arc4random: WARNING: initial seeding bypassed the cryptographic random device because it was not yet seeded and the knob 'bypass_before_seeding' was enabled.
    random: entropy device external interface
    kbd0 at kbdmux0
    ofwbus0: <Open Firmware Device Tree> on nexus0
    xicp0: <External Interrupt Presentation Controller> on ofwbus0
    xicp0: Handling CPUs 0-0
    vdevice0: <POWER Hypervisor Virtual Device Root> on ofwbus0
    vscsi0: <POWER Hypervisor Virtual SCSI Bus> irq 16781572 on vdevice0
    vscsi0: Queue depth 22 commands
    llan0: <POWER Hypervisor Virtual Ethernet> irq 16781571 on vdevice0
    llan0: Ethernet address: 52:54:00:12:34:56
    uart0: <POWER Hypervisor Virtual Serial Port> irq 16781569 on vdevice0
    pcib0: <RTAS Host-PCI bridge> on ofwbus0
    pci0: <POWER Hypervisor PCI bus> on pcib0
    virtio_pci0: <VirtIO PCI (legacy) Block adapter> port 0x80-0xff mem 0x81030000-0x81030fff,0x210000000000-0x210000003fff irq 4610 at device 2.0 numa-domain 0 on pci0
    vtblk0: <VirtIO Block Adapter> numa-domain 0 on virtio_pci0
    vtblk0: 65536MB (134217728 512 byte sectors)
    xhci0: <NEC uPD720200 USB 3.0 controller> mem 0x81020000-0x81023fff irq 4609 at device 1.0 numa-domain 0 on pci0
    xhci0: 32 bytes context size, 32-bit DMA
    xhci0: xECP capabilities <PROTO,PROTO>
    usbus0 numa-domain 0 on xhci0
    vgapci0: <VGA-compatible display> mem 0x80000000-0x80ffffff,0x81000000-0x81000fff at device 0.0 numa-domain 0 on pci0
    vgapci0: Boot video device
    cpulist0: <Open Firmware CPU Group> on ofwbus0
    cpu0: <Open Firmware CPU> on cpulist0
    rtas0: <Run-Time Abstraction Services> on ofwbus0
    rtas0: registered as a time-of-day clock, resolution 0.002000s
    ossl0: <OpenSSL crypto> on nexus0
    Timecounter "timebase" frequency 512000000 Hz quality 1000
    Event timer "decrementer" frequency 512000000 Hz quality 1000
    Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
    llan0: link state changed to UP
    usbus0: 5.0Gbps Super Speed USB v3.0
    ugen0.1: <(0x1033) XHCI root HUB> at usbus0
    uhub0 numa-domain 0 on usbus0
    uhub0: <(0x1033) XHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 3.00/1.00, addr 1> on usbus0 WARNING: WITNESS option enabled, expect reduced performance.
    Trying to mount root from cd9660:/dev/iso9660/16_0_CURRENT_POWERPC64_CD [ro]... cd0 at vscsi0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 8200
    cd0: <QEMU QEMU CD-ROM 2.5+> Removable CD-ROM SPC-3 SCSI device
    cd0: 150.000MB/s transfers
    cd0: 3646MB (1867049 2048 byte sectors)
    random: unblocking device.
    uhub0: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
    ugen0.2: <QEMU QEMU USB Keyboard> at usbus0
    usbhid0 numa-domain 0 on uhub0
    usbhid0: <QEMU QEMU USB Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 2.00/0.00, addr 1> on usbus0 hidbus0: <HID bus> numa-domain 0 on usbhid0
    hkbd0: <QEMU QEMU USB Keyboard> numa-domain 0 on hidbus0
    kbd1 at hkbd0
    Root mount waiting for: usbus0
    ugen0.3: <QEMU QEMU USB Mouse> at usbus0
    usbhid1 numa-domain 0 on uhub0
    usbhid1: <QEMU QEMU USB Mouse, class 0/0, rev 2.00/0.00, addr 2> on usbus0 hidbus1: <HID bus> numa-domain 0 on usbhid1
    hms0: <QEMU QEMU USB Mouse> numa-domain 0 on hidbus1
    hms0: 5 buttons and [XYW] coordinates ID=0
    No suitable dump device was found.
    Starting file system checks:
    Mounting local filesystems:.
    mkdir: /tmp/.diskless.b84c1b41514a10020085bd74e5ecc78abf80c1f2c399f39587529386bb41ea86: Read-only file system
    Setting up harvesting: PURE_DARN,RANDOMDEV,[CALLOUT],[UMA],[FS_ATIME],SWI,INTERRUPT,NET_NG,[NET_ETHER],NET_TUN,MOUSE,KEYBOARD,ATTACH,CACHED
    Feeding entropy: dd: /entropy: Read-only file system
    dd: /boot/entropy: Read-only file system
    .
    ELF ldconfig path: /lib /usr/lib /usr/lib/compat /usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg
    32-bit compatibility ldconfig path:
    /etc/rc: WARNING: $hostname is not set -- see rc.conf(5).
    lo0: link state changed to UP
    Starting Network: lo0 llan0.
    lo0: flags=1008049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,LOWER_UP> metric 0 mtu 16384
    options=680003<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,LINKSTATE,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
    inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
    inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
    inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
    groups: lo
    nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
    llan0: flags=1008802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,LOWER_UP> metric 0 mtu 1500
    options=0
    ether 52:54:00:12:34:56
    media: Ethernet autoselect
    status: active
    nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
    Starting devd.
    Starting Network: llan0.
    llan0: flags=1008802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,LOWER_UP> metric 0 mtu 1500
    options=0
    ether 52:54:00:12:34:56
    media: Ethernet autoselect
    status: active
    nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
    route: message indicates error: File exists
    add host 127.0.0.1: gateway lo0 fib 0: route already in table
    route: message indicates error: File exists
    add host ::1: gateway lo0 fib 0: route already in table
    add net fe80::: gateway ::1
    add net ff02::: gateway ::1
    add net ::ffff:0.0.0.0: gateway ::1
    add net ::0.0.0.0: gateway ::1
    Clearing /tmp (X related).
    Creating and/or trimming log files.
    Updating motd:ln: /etc/motd: Read-only file system
    .
    Updating /var/run/os-release done.
    Starting syslogd.
    Starting local daemons:
    Starting primary installer on ttyu0

    Welcome to FreeBSD!

    Please choose the appropriate terminal type for your system.
    Common console types are:
    ansi Standard ANSI terminal
    vt100 VT100 or compatible terminal
    xterm xterm terminal emulator (or compatible)

    Console type [vt100]:

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  • From vermaden@vermaden@interia.pl to muc.lists.freebsd.stable on Sun Sep 28 20:48:44 2025
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    I have never seen that question in bsdinstall, can you share
    a photograph or screenshot?
    # vm console VMNAME
    (...)
    Starting syslogd.
    Starting local daemons:
    Starting primary installer on ttyu0
    Welcome to FreeBSD!
    Please choose the appropriate terminal type for your system.
    Common console types are:
    ansi Standard ANSI terminal
    vt100 VT100 or compatible terminal
    xterm xterm terminal emulator (or compatible)
    Console type [vt100]:
    If You hit [ENTER] here it will continue in 'vt100' mode - which is quite a 'downgrade' from 'xterm'.
    "No disks(s) present to configure"

    Workaround: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=287569#c3
    I know how to work around those - I am sending these errors so they will be fixed so they will not hit newcomers.
    From the 287569 BUG:
    5. switch to ttyv3
    I am not sure this is possible to do with 'vm console VMNAME' under 'vm-bhyve' connection that uses cu(1) command to attach to Serial Console ...
    Temat: bsdinstall: TERM, ZFS options (was: FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 Now Available) Data: 2025-09-28 4:23
    Nadawca: "Graham Perrin" &lt;grahamperrin@gmail.com>
    Adresat: "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org" &lt;freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org>;

    On 27/09/2025 23:49, vermaden wrote:

    The 256MB vRAM install fails rCa


    rCa


    rCa at first boot installer asks what TERM I want&nbsp;rCa


    I have never seen that question in bsdinstall, can you share a
    photograph or screenshot?

    rCa started that bsdinstall(8) again - this time in 'vt100' mode - I
    was unable to change the ZFS options from 'compression=on' to 'compression=zstd' rCa


    (Without the vt100 aspect) I can not reproduce an inability to change
    the option.

    I can change the option, then there's a different issue (unrelated to
    the option):

    "No disks(s) present to configure"

    Workaround:




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