Re: 7.8 installer freeze, segfault, and crash (was Re: 7.7>7.8 sysupgrade issues: panic/reboot loop, and "not a valid root disk"

> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:29:30 +0000
> From: Crystal Kolipe <kolipe.c@exoticsilicon.com>
> To: misc@openbsd.org
> Subject: Re: 7.8 installer freeze, segfault, and crash (was Re: 7.7>7.8 sysupgrade issues: panic/reboot loop, and "not a valid root disk"
>
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 02:13:48PM -0700, Luke A. Call wrote:
> > Separately, just curious, I don't need it right now: is it possible to
> > have both kernel config options and single-user mode on the same bootup?
>
> Yes, just do 'boot -cs'.
>
> Out of interest, now that you've got 7.8 fully installed, does the bwi device
> work with the non-ramdisk kernel? Or at least does it not cause any
> instability when enabled?

With 7.8 fully installed, the bwi device does not seem cause any instability
when enabled. I haven't tried the wifi, as I
generally just use a wired connection at home. But the freeze I could
reliably cause when booting from the installer does not occur now.

Many thanks, again, for your help!