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When you see the main boot menu:
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Press "esc" or the arrow buttons to go to the boot option shell
Set the console redirection (copy to the terminal):
Code Block set hw.uart.console="mm:0xfedc9000,rs:2" boot
Kernel messages will start to spill out, wait until you see the following prompt:
Select console type, press enter for default(VT100):
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Choose install:
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Choose keymap:
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Choose host name for your device:
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Choose system components, press enter for default:
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Select Auto (UFS) Guided UFS Disk Setup:
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Select installation disk:
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Select Entire disk:
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Confirm destructive action:
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Select partition scheme:
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Review disk setup and select Finish:
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Confirm destructive action:
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Wait for the installation to finish:
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Select password:
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Select network interface to configure:
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Follow the istructions to configure the interface.
Configure resolver, enter for default:
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Select local time and time zone, select no:
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Configure your system:
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Configure system hardening:
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Apply the configurations and exit the isntaller:
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Open shell to further configure the system:
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Select yes because we will need to make the following modifications to enable console:
Create the
/boot/loader.conf.localfile, which will contain our changes and add:
console="efi"Code Block hw.uart.console="mm:0xfedc9000,rs:2"
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Note: /boot/loader.conf recreates itself each boot or update, so this will override the changes. |
If you also don’t want to see the boot log, also add:
Thats it, you can reboot the system and use it.
Tips
Hididng kernel output
Add to /boot/loader.conf.local:
"Code Block boot_mute="YES"
Disabling Hyperthreading
Add to /boot/loader.conf.local:
Code Block machdep.hyperthreading_allowed="0"
To verify the change run:
Code Block sysctl machdep.hyperthreading_allowed