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" <[email protected]> > Adresat: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" <[email protected]>; > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; > DW: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" <[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" <[email protected]> > > Adresat: [email protected]; [email protected]; > > DW: "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team" <[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]
