Re: 6.9 Installer succeeds, computer will not boot from hard drive

On 9/3/21 12:35 PM, Jeff Ross wrote:
> On 9/3/21 3:45 AM, Stuart Henderson wrote:
>> On 2021-09-02, Jeff Ross <jross@openvistas.net> wrote:
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>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I bought one of these mini computers
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084WRRV51?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
>>>
>>>
>>> (installer dmesg follows).
>>>
>>> 6.9 installs just fine but the darn thing will *not* boot from the hard
>>> drive.
>>>
>>> I've tried installing using the Whole disk and GPT whole disk--neither
>>> one will boot.
>>>
>>> Bios gives me the option to boot from Hard Disk, USB Hard Disk, USB
>>> Key,
>>> IPv4, IPv6 and EFI.  I've set to Hard Disk, then USB Hard Disk, then
>>> USB
>>> Key, then IPv4 and every time it falls through to IPv4.
>> Try EFI with a GPT-based install.
> Thanks, Stuart.
>
> This doesn't work.
>
>>
>> Fallback option: find a small USB storage device (sandisk ultra fit or
>> similar) and leave it in the machine to boot from.
> This does--until the boot process panics before it gets very far.
>
> I'm going to try -current just for fun.  If that doesn't work I'm just
> going to send it back and try something else.
>
> Jeff
>
No change with -current.

For reference, here's the panic and trace, transcribed from photos so I
hope there aren't too many typos:

ddb{0}>  show panic
kernel page fault
uvm_fault(0xffffffff82244830, 0x30,0,2) -> e
drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes(ffff8000008c4000,7f , 7f) at
drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes+0x120
end trace frame: 0xffff8000223d0970, count: 0
ddb{0}> trace
drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes(ffff8000008c4000,7f , 7f) at
drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes+0x120
drm_client_modset_probe(ffff800000210408) at output_pollexecute+0x22d
taskq_thread(ffff8000001ec280) at taskq_thread+0x81
end trace frame: )x), count: -5

I'll also send this in to sendbug.

Jeff