Yes - the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] arrows work properly - they just work and do not print escape codes instead.
I have also find some workaround: # env TERM=xterm bsdinstall That way - when booted in 'xterm' mode you can still start bsdinstall(8) in 'xterm' mode from Live System option and not in 'vt100' mode. Regards, vermaden Temat: Re: FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 Now Available Data: 2025-09-28 20:21 Nadawca: "Brandon Allbery" <[email protected]> Adresat: "vermaden" <[email protected]>; DW: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; > Does left arrow actually work in terminal mode? I mean, visually it "will" > but the input buffer > bsdinstall sees is liable to have a bunch of <ESC>]D in it. > > > On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM vermaden <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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" &lt;[email protected]> >> Adresat: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" &lt;[email protected]>; >> "[email protected]" &lt;[email protected]>; >> "[email protected]" &lt;[email protected]>; >> DW: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" &lt;[email protected]>; >> [email protected]; >> >> > >> > > 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" &lt;[email protected]> >> > Adresat: [email protected]; [email protected]; >> > DW: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" &lt;[email protected]>; >> > >> >> >> >>> -----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 >> >> >> >> (...) >> > > -- > > brandon s allbery kf8nh > > [email protected] >
