Hi, I also just tested the 'online' install of PKGBASE and noticed one thing.
In the 'Offline' install the pkg(8) is bootstrapped. In the 'Online' install the pkg(8) is NOT bootstrapped. Its not a problem for 'Online' install - as it may be bootstrapped later ... but as 'Online' install does fetch and install all PKGBASE packages for FreeBSD Base System - it would not hurt to also bootstrap pkg(8) here. Regards, vermaden Temat: Re: FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 Now Available Data: 2025-09-28 20:17 Nadawca: "vermaden" <verma...@interia.pl> Adresat: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" <r...@freebsd.org>; "freebsd-snapsh...@freebsd.org" <freebsd-snapsh...@freebsd.org>; "freebsd-sta...@freebsd.org" <freebsd-sta...@freebsd.org>; DW: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" <r...@freebsd.org>; "freebsd-sysinst...@freebsd.org" <freebsd-sysinst...@freebsd.org>; > > > Hi, > > some additional info. > > After bsdinstall(8) fails - and asks for new 'try' to is not able to do anything with that error: > > +-------------|Error|-------------+ > | No disk(s) present to configure | > +---------------------------------+ > | [ OK ] | > +---------------------------------+ > > The disk - needs to be cleaned after fail operation - for example like that: > - https://github.com/vermaden/scripts/blob/master/storage-wipe-clean.sh > > Also - I made another test installation and I am able to install FreeBSD on ZFS with only 300 MB of RAM. > > Boot: continue with 'vt100' default. > > Select 'Live System' option. > > Execute these: > > root@:~ # kldload zfs > ZFS filesystem version: 5 > ZFS storage pool version: features support (5000) > > root@:~ # sysctl vfs.zfs.arc.min=33554432 > vfs.zfs.arc.min: 0 -> 33554432 > > root@:~ # sysctl vfs.zfs.arc.max=67108864 > vfs.zfs.arc.max: 0 -> 67108864 > > root@:~ # sysctl vm.pageout_oom_seq=1200 > vm.pageout_oom_seq: 12 -> 1200 > > root@:~ # bsdinstall > > I selected PKGBASE and Offline installation. > > Then I switched from (BIOS) to (BIOS+UEFI) and installed these System Components: > [X] base The complete base system (includes devel) > > Stats after install (before reboot): > > root@:/ # dmesg | grep -i memory > real memory = 314572800 (300 MB) > avail memory = 263303168 (251 MB) > > root@:/ # top -b -o res > last pid: 2544; load averages: 1.31, 0.80, 0.34 up 0+00:02:20 18:02:03 > 10 processes: 1 running, 9 sleeping > CPU: 7.8% user, 0.0% nice, 16.7% system, 12.1% interrupt, 63.4% idle > Mem: 3588K Active, 11M Inact, 6376K Laundry, 148M Wired, 5800K Buf, 89M Free > ARC: 47M Total, 2667K MFU, 38M MRU, 128K Anon, 294K Header, 6515K Other > 29M Compressed, 65M Uncompressed, 2.24:1 Ratio > > I tried the same with 256MB of RAM - but it fails. > > > About that '^H' problem - in vt100 mode when I hit [ENTER] key to change ZFS options I do: > - hit [LEFT] arrow as many times to be in that place: > >>< > -o compression=on -o atime=off > > Then I hit [BACKSPACE] key two times so its like that: > >>< > -o compression= -o atime=off > > Then i type [Z][S][T][D] so it looks like that: > >>< > -o compression=zstd -o atime=off > > ... and I hit [ENTER]. > > > > Hope that helps. > > Regards, > vermaden > > > > Temat: Re: FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 Now Available > Data: 2025-09-28 0:49 > Nadawca: "vermaden" <verma...@interia.pl> > Adresat: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" <r...@freebsd.org>; "freebsd-snapsh...@freebsd.org" <freebsd-snapsh...@freebsd.org>; "freebsd-sta...@freebsd.org" <freebsd-sta...@freebsd.org>; > DW: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" <r...@freebsd.org>; freebsd-sysinst...@freebsd.org; > >> >> > Hi. >> >> Just tested FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 inside Bhyve 1 vCPU and 512MB vRAM. >> >> Installs properly and pkg(8) is bootstrapped after install - good >> to see progress in right direction here - thanks. >> >> I also tried to do the same with 1 vCPU and 'vm-bhyve' default >> 256MB vRAM ... and that one fails due to lack of RAM. >> >> Options chosen: >> - BIOS+GELI >> - PKGBASE >> - Only Offline Packages >> >> The 256MB vRAM install fails for both '12' and '120': >> - vm.pageout_oom_seq: 12 >> - vm.pageout_oom_seq: 120 >> >> One thing that 'bothers' me - is that at first boot installer >> asks what TERM I want - I typed 'xterm' there. >> >> I would make 'xterm' the default unless user specifies >> otherwise ... but maybe I miss something? >> >> Now - after selecting 'xterm' I selected 'Live System' - then >> set 'vm.pageout_oom_seq=120' and executed 'bsdinstall' >> command - but this time > - even as I selected 'xterm' at the beginning - it starts with 'vt100' mode > - the 'xterm' (or any other) should be PRESERVED in subsequent >> tasks/executions. >> >> Also ... after I started that bsdinstall(8) again - this time in >> 'vt100' mode - I was unable to change the ZFS options from >> 'compression=on' to 'compression=zstd' because probably some >> escape sequences (or ^H) were not handled properly and bsdinstall(8) >> complained that 'compression' option supports only >> ${LIST_OF_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION_ALGOS} ... >> >> Hope that helps, >> vermaden >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Temat: FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 Now Available >> Data: 2025-09-27 22:34 >> Nadawca: "Colin Percival" <cperc...@freebsd.org> >> Adresat: freebsd-snapsh...@freebsd.org; freebsd-sta...@freebsd.org; >> DW: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" <r...@freebsd.org>; >> >>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA512 >>> >>> The fourth alpha build of the 15.0-RELEASE release cycle is now > available. >>> >>> Installation images are available for: >>> >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 amd64 GENERIC >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 powerpc64 GENERIC64 >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 powerpc64le GENERIC64LE >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 armv7 GENERICSD >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 aarch64 GENERIC >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 aarch64 RPI >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 aarch64 PINE64 >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 aarch64 PINE64-LTS >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 aarch64 PINEBOOK >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 aarch64 ROCK64 >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 aarch64 ROCKPRO64 >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 riscv64 GENERIC >>> o 15.0-ALPHA4 riscv64 GENERICSD >>> >>> (...) > >
