Changes in auto

5ed26c21e4ff1d478d4611abbf3dc14cc1b77244 - bsdinstall: Improve auto-partition message

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:59:19 +0200

bsdinstall: Improve auto-partition messageManually tuning ZFS for systems with <8GB ram hasn't been necessary atleast since the switch to OpenZFS. We have users reporting using 1GB RAMwith no manual tuning/issues. Further, the page this links to is a stalewiki page, which is causing complaints. Remove this misleading note andreplace it with a similar message for UFS. While here, reword that noteto be a bit clearer.PR: 287719MFC after: 3 daysDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50971 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

dac74b20c706b1f73986fb40dac27ed85c1d2850 - bsdinstall: Drop "Technology preview" from package sets

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:29:05 +0100

bsdinstall: Drop "Technology preview" from package setsAnd refer to dist sets as "legacy." This matches our expectation forFreeBSD 16.0.Reviewed by: cpercivaSponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D54156 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

f63a8c0a0915a3eceac179d4d18b2c03b1319fa2 - bsdinstall: Mount /dev and /packages after using the shell to partition disks

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:33:30 +0100

bsdinstall: Mount /dev and /packages after using the shell to partition disksNormally after partitions are created by the installer, the 'mount'script is used to mount the target disk partitions under /mnt. Thetail end of this script also mounts a couple of additional filesystemsunder /mnt so that chrooted programs can work such as devfs and/packages.When the "Shell" option is used to permit the user to manually mountthe destination filesystem, the "mount" script is not used as the useris instructed to mount the target filesystems and construct/mnt/etc/fstab, etc. However, this means that the user is responsiblefor mounting devfs (which is not included in /etc/fstab) and /packagesas well. The help message for the "Shell" option doesn't mentionthese requirements, so users may not know to do so. This can lead toconfusing errors as chrooted commands can fail to find needed /deventries. For example, running fwget to fetch wireless firmware failsbecause /dev/pci doesn't exist.To make this less painful for users using this option, split out thebottom half of the 'mount' script that mounts these non-fstab-relatedfilesystems into a separate 'mount_aux' script. Invoke 'mount_aux'after using "Shell" to create the filesystem to ensure that thesefilesystems are always present.PR: 290901Reported by: Peter Tested by: Peter Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53770 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

4ee348e27143b857445fd261cbe6695d6d57c836 - bsdinstall: Fix typos

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:16:32 +0200

bsdinstall: Fix typosReviewed by: emasteMFC after: 2 daysDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53170 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

abd9424590ba37ac10e92723ad6428f0448024c1 - bsdinstall: Tweak pkgbase/dist set labels

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:01:36 +0200

bsdinstall: Tweak pkgbase/dist set labelsHave the button labels refer to the artifact type directly (distributionsets / packages), and use "Tech Preview" as packaged base is no longerexperimental.Reviewed by: ivy, cpercivaSponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D52999 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

494de51bc0074472d1b01604f085daea0844f240 - bsdinstall: Add loader.efi to all ESPs we create

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:46:57 +0200

bsdinstall: Add loader.efi to all ESPs we createFor proper redundancy, add copies of loader.efi to each of the ESPs wecreate when we create multi-volume ZFS datasets. zfsboot creates a listof secondary ESPs, while bootpart doesn't create any (it's the UFSpartitioning tool) because we don't supporg UFS over gmirror. Theprimary ESP is mounted and is what we use efibootmgr to boot from. Theredundant copies allow the system to boot if the primary disks fails.Sponsored by: NetflixMFC After: 2 daysPR: 208802Reviewed by: cpercivaDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D52780 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

47c3158b65dbaccf230de9c0caa876b864f51f63 - bsdinstall: Skip pkgbase question if no legacy dist sets

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:52:29 +0200

bsdinstall: Skip pkgbase question if no legacy dist setsIf the install media was built without dist sets (and so has no MANIFESTfile) we do not need to prompt the user, and only pkgbase is in use.Reviewed by: Isaac Freund Event: Kitchener-Waterloo Hackathon 202506Sponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50918 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

eb5884c564ae0e37df1d8a3fc5704ab6b2fa07d0 - bsdinstall: Emit a warning if the system has too little memory

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:48:14 +0200

bsdinstall: Emit a warning if the system has too little memoryPR: 251993Reviewed by: adrianEvent: Kitchener-Waterloo Hackathon 202506Sponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50944 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

9134ed157388f3e34374322a5de06449a031f1ec - bsdinstall: Default to pkgbase if media contains base packages

Thu, 22 May 2025 17:24:59 +0200

bsdinstall: Default to pkgbase if media contains base packagesAs of commit 62d18f8c4c10 ("release: Add -DPKGBASE option to includepkgbase packages") we can include base system packages on the installmedia instead of dist tarballs.Set the default for the traditional/pkgbase question to match theartifact type included in the install image.Reviewed by: jrmEvent: Kitchener-Waterloo Hackathon 202506Sponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50467 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

9de72af2cceb6fc4aead0990cccdf565531bc248 - bsdinstall: restore the environment when restarting

Fri, 23 May 2025 17:50:42 +0200

bsdinstall: restore the environment when restartingIt is possible to restart the installation process upon errors, wheninstalling normally through the `auto` script, or when installing a jailwith the `jail` script. However, some values obtained interactively fromthe user or guessed by some scripts were kept in the environment whenrestarting the process; this made it impossible to re-run some steps asexpected after the restart.For instance, if a bad choice of mirror was made in the `mirrorselect`phase, restarting the installer remembered the choice made, and wouldnever prompt for a different one again. Rebooting was then the only easyway out of this situation.This change restores a pre-defined list of environment variables whenrestarting the installation process.PR: 266987Reviewed by: emasteApproved by: philip (mentor)Sponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42281 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

0a86a8ace33374b1dcf7b43eab85db2f76537522 - bsdinstall: support offline pkgbase installation

Sun, 11 May 2025 00:51:06 +0200

bsdinstall: support offline pkgbase installationReviewed by: bapt, emasteSponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50347 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

5870d6a1ef4ec5d6fc91d0f1635bca59e09a040d - bsdinstall: Use a login shell for final configuration.

Sun, 11 May 2025 23:00:35 +0200

bsdinstall: Use a login shell for final configuration.If the user accepts our offer of a shell to perform final configurationtasks before rebooting, start a login shell. This ensures it will havethe correct PATH and be able to install packages without issues.PR: 286722MFC after: 3 daysReviewed by: jrtc27, allanjude, emasteDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50297 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

34b43f4b26e41a70fcb67ec5d8cf394f23b3fbf9 - bsdinstall: add pkgbase prompt to auto script

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:33:43 +0200

bsdinstall: add pkgbase prompt to auto scriptSponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D49824 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

bbe2a1da2df639c616869aa838244c8094779bd4 - bsdinstall: add menu to install firmware

Sat, 09 Nov 2024 02:10:33 +0100

bsdinstall: add menu to install firmwareAdd a menu to the installer to run fwget(8) inside the newly installedsystem to install firmware known to be needed.This requires working netowrking.This is needed at least for wireless currently for when we entirelystop shipping new firmware in src.git to have working networking onthe installed system (we already do need this for at least rtw89).Sponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationTested with: 4 different iwlwifi chipsets in a system (earlier version)Suggested improvments by: jrtc27MFC after: 8 hoursDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D47491 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

7143521f4cbc253884a001e9512920a8fe067837 - Revert "bsdinstall: separate out dist selection in prep for pkgbase support"

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 02:31:11 +0100

Revert "bsdinstall: separate out dist selection in prep for pkgbase support"Firstly, my review comments were not addressed and instead totallyignored. Secondly, and a more valid justification for the revert, thiscompletely breaks the installer, since selectdists isn't installed.Given the blatant lack of testing, back out this commit until it hasactually been tested and review comments taken on board so that theinstaller actually works.This reverts commit 009d3f66cb5f0cf3f1d353f311d3a6878b2a534e. List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

009d3f66cb5f0cf3f1d353f311d3a6878b2a534e - bsdinstall: separate out dist selection in prep for pkgbase support

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:46:46 +0100

bsdinstall: separate out dist selection in prep for pkgbase supportNo functional change intended.Approved by: asicilianoSponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43621 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

a6d202077deedcdadc589e10399119d52f7cf71a - bsdinstall: revisit the finalconfig step

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:28:07 +0200

bsdinstall: revisit the finalconfig stepThis moves the "finalconfig" step into a dedicated script, where it usesa loop instead of recursing into itself.Reviewed by: baptSponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42046 List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

04b465777a0939dab4d8b4837239881a3a4d39be - bsdinstall auto: replace dialog with bsddialog

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:18:46 +0200

bsdinstall auto: replace dialog with bsddialogbsdinstall/scripts/auto: Replace dialog(1) with bsddialog(1). List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

c0e249d32c780ee8240fe8b3b8144078a8eec41f - bsdinstall: avoid conflicts with fd 3

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:44:02 +0200

bsdinstall: avoid conflicts with fd 3Throughout the bsdinstall script fd 3 is used by f_dprintf (set through$TERMINAL_STDOUT_PASSTHRU). In several places in the bsdinstalls scripts,we use fd 3 to juggle stdout when calling out to other tools, which cancause the installer to fail with a "Bad file descriptor" error whenf_dprintf attempts to use it.This commit replaces all constructs like this: exec 3>&1 SOME_VARIABLE=$(some command 2>&1 1>&3) exec 3>&-With: exec 5>&1 SOME_VARIABLE=$(some command 2>&1 1>&5) exec 5>&-PR: 273148Reviewed by: corvinkFixes: 1f7746d81f53447ac15cc99395bb714d4dd0a4da ("bsdinstall: stop messing with file descriptors")MFC after: 1 week List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto

d0b2dbfa0ecf2bbc9709efc5e20baf8e4b44bbbf - Remove $FreeBSD$: one-line sh pattern

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:55:03 +0200

Remove $FreeBSD$: one-line sh patternRemove /^\s*#[#!]?\s*\$FreeBSD\$.*$\n/ List of files: /freebsd/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto