Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Mayuresh wrote:
Something like this boots:
set root=(hd0,gpt1)
knetbsd /netbsd --root=dk5
boot
But it says
error: no suitable video mode found
Booting in blind mode
I don't usually boot NetBSD via grub, but, this worked:
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$ cat /etc/grub.d/40_custom
#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry 'NetBSD-HEAD' --class netbsd --class bsd --class os --id 'netbsd' {
gfxmode 1366x768
insmod part_gpt
insmod efi_gop
insmod gfxterm
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod ufs2
set root=(hd0,gpt10)
knetbsd /netbsd
boot
}
$ sudo update-grub
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You may have load a different module for VESA, and change the resolution.
-RVP
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 11:26:09PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: Some more details of what various installation options lead to: 1. By choosing Available disks as "wd0" -> Use existing GPT partitions This leads to error /sbin/mount -tmsdos /dev/dk1 /targetrootSYSTEM mount: realpath `/targetrootSYSTEM': No such file or directory If I try mounting /dev/dk1 (EFI partition) using shell prompt mount: cannot open `dev/dk1': Operation not supported by device 2. By choosing Extended partitioning: wd0 dk0 on SYSTEM (MSDOS) (unused) UNCHANGED ... dk5 on / (FFSv2) (unused) 444G sd0 dk9 on / (FFS) (unused) 1420M This leads to installation being written to the installation medium itself (/dev/dk9) I am not sure what the mount point has to be. I think can't be the same for /dev/dk5 and /dev/dk9. 3. By choosing the target partition by UUID: The installer just ends without any message. The uuids do not always appear. Sometimes they appear sometimes they don't. -- Mayuresh
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 06:50:41PM +0100, Martin Husemann wrote: > On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 11:13:07PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > > But it says > > > > error: no suitable video mode found > > Booting in blind mode > > That is a message from grub, not from any part of NetBSD. Yes, but nothing appears on the screen after that. Not sure how to boot. -- Mayuresh
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 11:13:07PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > But it says > > error: no suitable video mode found > Booting in blind mode That is a message from grub, not from any part of NetBSD. Martin
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 11:00:24PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > Any pointers would be of great help. Something like this boots: set root=(hd0,gpt1) knetbsd /netbsd --root=dk5 boot But it says error: no suitable video mode found Booting in blind mode Please advise. -- Mayuresh
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 03:25:25PM +0100, Martin Husemann wrote: > Better use a 9.3_STABLE version from > https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-9/latest/ I am trying: https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-9/202211301400Z/images/NetBSD-9.3_STABLE-amd64-install.img.gz The installation went past the errors I was facing. Now to make a grub entry I am using update-grub on Linux, but it is not finding NetBSD though it is able to find Windows. I can make an entry manually, but could not find a documentation of how to do it with grub2 for netbsd. (Documentation mostly seems to be available for grub 1 ). Any pointers would be of great help. -- Mayuresh
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 07:31:21PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > How about using sysinst installer from current and installing sets from > 9.3 distribution? Is this something workable? Better use a 9.3_STABLE version from https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-9/latest/ This has all the fixes done so far to the installer. The version in -current has additional changes that do not work with a netbsd-9 userland (e.g. extended attribute related filesystem format changes). Martin
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 09:42:40PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > On installation image I also notice /sysinst.core. So may be the installer > did not do some things. How about using sysinst installer from current and installing sets from 9.3 distribution? Is this something workable? -- Mayuresh
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 09:38:48PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > Since there are 3 OSes and the paths are not indicative I wonder which one > is which and is one of them installed by NetBSD. On NetBSD installation image I see this file with size 223912. So above files (mentioned in my last post) were possibly of Windows and Linux. On installation image I also notice /sysinst.core. So may be the installer did not do some things. -- Mayuresh
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 04:52:05PM +0100, Martin Husemann wrote: > The NetBSD bootloader (bootx64.efi) should have been copied to > EFI/BOOT/ in the ESP, but no UEFI variables will be created. I can see 2 files by that name: /EFI/Boot/BOOTX64.EFI of size 546446 /EFI/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI of size 5516546 Since there are 3 OSes and the paths are not indicative I wonder which one is which and is one of them installed by NetBSD. > If you use grub or something like that, you may have to add it to the > menu configuration. I can boot Linux using grub, but I could not find grub2 commands for NetBSD. E.g. kernel --type=netbsd etc does not work on grub2. -- Mayuresh
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 09:17:22PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > /dev/sda1 is EFI partition. There is Windows on /dev/sda3 and Linux on > /dev/sda6. > > NetBSD is on what appears as /dev/sda8 here (ignore its type above, above > is a snapshot before NetBSD was installed). It appeared as /dev/dk7 with > some UUID on NetBSD. When retrying installation I am selecting it using > the UUID. How do you boot this? Any bootselector or via the UEFI boot menu? The NetBSD bootloader (bootx64.efi) should have been copied to EFI/BOOT/ in the ESP, but no UEFI variables will be created. If you use grub or something like that, you may have to add it to the menu configuration. Martin
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 04:36:19PM +0100, Martin Husemann wrote: > Do you have other partitions on that disk or did you select a full disk for > NetBSD type of installation? This is taken from Linux: Disk /dev/sda: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors Disk model: TOSHIBA MQ04ABF1 Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes Disklabel type: gpt Disk identifier: A100F8AB-A255-4EDF-99DD-F26E1788A3A2 Device StartEnd Sectors Size Type /dev/sda12048 534527532480 260M EFI System /dev/sda2 534528 567295 3276816M Microsoft reserved /dev/sda3 567296 102968718 102401423 48.8G Microsoft basic data /dev/sda4 1951475712 1953114111 1638400 800M Windows recovery environment /dev/sda5 1953114112 1953523711409600 200M Windows recovery environment /dev/sda6 102968719 1004089343 901120625 429.7G Linux filesystem /dev/sda7 1004089344 1020473343 16384000 7.8G Linux swap /dev/sda8 1020473344 1951475711 931002368 443.9G Linux filesystem Partition table entries are not in disk order. /dev/sda1 is EFI partition. There is Windows on /dev/sda3 and Linux on /dev/sda6. NetBSD is on what appears as /dev/sda8 here (ignore its type above, above is a snapshot before NetBSD was installed). It appeared as /dev/dk7 with some UUID on NetBSD. When retrying installation I am selecting it using the UUID. -- Mayuresh
Re: NetBSD 9.3 UEFI installation help
On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 08:59:36PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > I don't find uefi image for NetBSD 9.3 amd64 I assume the release image is > already the integrated one. Yes, there is a common image now that should work on all "newer" machines in either BIOS or UEFI boot mode. > I did the installation on a partition on a laptop, but did not notice > anything copied to the efi partition or any menu appearing for netbsd. I don't understand what you mean here, please give more details. Normally this results in a bootable disk with ESP boot partition and the bootloader in it. Do you have other partitions on that disk or did you select a full disk for NetBSD type of installation? Martin
