Solved New install of 14.2

[T-Aoki]

I agree, but it's easier for a newcomer to install a pre-compiled package.
Could be time to make a how-to on this.

The additional config pulls in pre-compiled packages for kmods only.
You can see that pkgs are pulled in from different directory of official pkg repo (pkg.freebsd.org) in url line of the config.

Unfortunately, not all kmod ports are stated to be available, though.
Only sane-to-be-cross-compiled ones are stated to be available.

 

[Emrion]

I meant it's easier to pkg add something rather than create a conf file in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/ filled with these somewhat cryptic lines. In addition, delete the installing package before to install the same (which is not the same anymore, lol).

 

[T-Aoki]

I meant it's easier to pkg add something rather than create a conf file in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/ filled with these somewhat cryptic lines. In addition, delete the installing package before to install the same (which is not the same anymore, lol).

Once the additional repo directory become official, the config would be (hopefully) migrated into default config file.
And hope future version of pkg(8) handle the regression automatically.

 

[Erichans]

The error in the picture is where my system locks up and so i cant do anything with it as i dont have instructions or ability to chroot into zfs?

The most bombproof A method is booting in single user mode (see 3.2.2. Single User Mode), the other is to ssh(1) from another computer. The latter method should give you an opportunity to edit your /etc/rc.conf: comment out kld_list= ... and disable any other setting such as a display manager like lightdm. This probably won't work when loading the wrong graphics kernel module (like i915kms) causes a panic In that case you have to boot into single user mode. Edit: see below!

This zfs is trifiling to work with as i can't chroot into it from linux or even pull up the file system in my file manager under artix linux.

May I suggest getting to know Boot Environments (BEs); its boot once feature might come in handy too; see Boot Environments. If artix linux supports ZFS, then your setup should be able to support OS-dual use of your ZFS pools. However, be very, very careful with upgrading your ZFS pools; I advise active management of ZFS feature flags, see ZFS feature flags and templates

 

[T-Aoki]

This probably won't work when loading the wrong graphics kernel module (like i915kms) causes a panic In that case you have to boot into single user mode.

Even single user mode cannot help if any of modules loaded via /boot/loader.conf is causing panic.

In such a fatal case, whichever of below would be needed.

• Go into loader prompt from boot loader menu, unload problematic module(s), start OS and fix problematic entry of /boot/loader.conf
• Mount the root filesystem with FreeBSD on different drive (including installer media as a rescue system) and fix the problem.

So (putting their sizes aside) loading these display drivers via /boot/loader.conf is strongly discouraged.

Commands available on loader prompt can be read on loader_simp(8) man page.

 

[Erichans]

Thanks, you're absolutely right. My mind was too "saturised" by recent kmod events; drm-61-kmod:

pkg-message:

    For install:
   [...]
        Please note that this package was built for FreeBSD 14.1.
        If this is not your current running version, please rebuild
        it from ports to prevent panics when loading the module.

 

[lizzias]

So how o mark it solved?