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diff --git a/docs/bsd/freebsd.md b/docs/bsd/freebsd.md index 4ff29a47..6b03a81d 100644 --- a/docs/bsd/freebsd.md +++ b/docs/bsd/freebsd.md @@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ -% How to install FreeBSD on a libreboot system + +How to install FreeBSD on a libreboot system +============================================ This section relates to preparing, booting and installing FreeBSD on your libreboot system, using nothing more than a USB flash drive (and @@ -26,10 +28,14 @@ with libreboot. [Back to previous index](./) + + **This section is only for the GRUB payload. For depthcharge (used on CrOS devices in libreboot), instructions have yet to be written in the libreboot documentation.** + + freebsd.img is the installation image for FreeBSD. Adapt the filename accordingly, for whatever FreeBSD version you use. @@ -55,81 +61,95 @@ Prepare the USB drive (in LibertyBSD or OpenBSD) If you downloaded your ISO on a LibertyBSD or OpenBSD system, here is how to create the bootable FreeBSD USB drive: -Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg: - - $ dmesg | tail -Check to confirm which drive it is, for example, if you think its sd3: - - $ disklabel sd3 +Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:\ +**\$ dmesg | tail**\ +Check to confirm which drive it is, for example, if you think its sd3:\ +**\$ disklabel sd3** Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For -example: - - $ doas umount /dev/sd3i +example:\ +**\$ doas umount /dev/sd3i**\ dmesg told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing the -FreeBSD installer to it with dd. For example: - - $ doas dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/rsdXc bs=1M; sync +FreeBSD installer to it with dd. For example:\ +**\$ doas dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/rsdXc bs=1M; sync**\ You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive. Continue reading, for information about how to do that. +[Back to top of page](#pagetop). + Prepare the USB drive (in GNU+Linux) ------------------------------------ If you downloaded your ISO on a GNU+Linux system, here is how to create the bootable FreeBSD USB drive: -Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg: - - $ dmesg -Check lsblk to confirm which drive it is: - - $ lsblk +Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:\ +**\$ dmesg**\ +Check lsblk to confirm which drive it is:\ +**\$ lsblk** Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For -example: - - $ sudo umount /dev/sdX* - # umount /dev/sdX* +example:\ +**\$ sudo umount /dev/sdX\***\ +**\# umount /dev/sdX\*** dmesg told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing your -distro ISO to it with dd. For example: - - $ sudo dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync - # dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync +distro ISO to it with dd. For example:\ +**\$ sudo dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync**\ +**\# dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync** You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive. Continue reading, for information about how to do that. +[Back to top of page](#pagetop). + + + Installing FreeBSD without full disk encryption ----------------------------------------------- Press C in GRUB to access the command line: -grub> kfreebsd (usb0,gpt3)/boot/kernel/kernel -grub> set FreeBSD.vfs.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/da1p3 +grub> **kfreebsd (usb0,gpt3)/boot/kernel/kernel**\ +grub> **set FreeBSD.vfs.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/da1p3**\ grub> **boot** It will start booting into the FreeBSD installer. Follow the normal process for installing FreeBSD. +[Back to top of page](#pagetop). + + + Installing FreeBSD with full disk encryption -------------------------------------------- TODO +[Back to top of page](#pagetop). + + + Booting ------- TODO +[Back to top of page](#pagetop). + + + Configuring Grub ---------------- TODO +[Back to top of page](#pagetop). + + + Troubleshooting =============== @@ -142,16 +162,18 @@ because it doesn't exist. In most cases, you should use the vesafb ROM images. Example filename: libreboot\_ukdvorak\_vesafb.rom. -won't boot...something about file not found +won't boot\...something about file not found --------------------------------------------- Your device names (i.e. usb0, usb1, sd0, sd1, wd0, ahci0, hd0, etc) and numbers may differ. Use TAB completion. -Copyright © 2016 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org> +[Back to top of page](#pagetop). + -Copyright © 2016 Scott Bonds <scott@ggr.com> +Copyright © 2016 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org>\ +Copyright © 2016 Scott Bonds <scott@ggr.com>\ Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license or any later version published by Creative |