Passing extra parameters when booting the live medium
Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 4:01 pm
I have successfully installed FreeBSD on my computer, but I had a problem with my hard disk, which I solved as documented in this question: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions ... llation-cd
The solution was to set the variable
hw.ata.ata_dma=0
during boot. After the installation was completed, I added the line
hw.ata.ata_dma=0
to /boot/loader.conf and everything worked fine from then on.
Now I have the same problem when starting the GhostBSD from the iso image. I tried adding the line
set hw.ata.ata_dma=0
at the end of the boot options, but the problem still persists.
After reporting the error a few times, the boot continue and I can get to the desktop and start the installer.
However, when the installer tries to format the disk, the error appears again and the installation is aborted.
So, how can I set the parameter
hw.ata.ata_dma=0
when booting from the installation iso image?
The solution was to set the variable
hw.ata.ata_dma=0
during boot. After the installation was completed, I added the line
hw.ata.ata_dma=0
to /boot/loader.conf and everything worked fine from then on.
Now I have the same problem when starting the GhostBSD from the iso image. I tried adding the line
set hw.ata.ata_dma=0
at the end of the boot options, but the problem still persists.
After reporting the error a few times, the boot continue and I can get to the desktop and start the installer.
However, when the installer tries to format the disk, the error appears again and the installation is aborted.
So, how can I set the parameter
hw.ata.ata_dma=0
when booting from the installation iso image?