Am I doing it right?
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ChisNullStR · 2022-04-20 20:31

I think this is just due to some OEM buggyness.

Also the sad part is that freebsd can't detect / doesn't support my
wifi card / adapter so rip 🤷‍♂️

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[deleted] · 2022-04-20 21:19

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TrenItaglia · 2022-04-20 21:39

make the usb installer again, with formatting and a brand new gpt or
mbr for the usb.

is it bios or uefi? try both or with changing bios settings or
updating bios/firmware if it's safe to do.

the error is acpi, which should not appear like that, I have a macbook
and not all acpi codes can be decoded but doesn't complain.

most probably the install files are corrupted

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TrenItaglia · 2022-04-20 21:45

is it a broadcom card?

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ChisNullStR · 2022-04-20 22:03

It has nothing to do with the installer.

This has happened across literally any OS I've tried, also It has
something to do with OEM firmware weirdness. I am not qualified to
tell you for sure though.

I was able to install freebsd though \*Barely\*, the only problem was
networking, I didn't know how to install more networking kernel
modules and it wasn't detecting my wifi adapter. Trust me I tried
running sysctl net.wlan.devices and there was nothing.

Or maybe I'm dumb. This is my first time trying BSD so idk :3

Edit: UEFI with legacy/BIOS support.

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nkam9 · 2022-04-21 03:20

You need to install the correct driver for the wifi card that you
have. [Here's](https://youtu.be/kUrUq2qfWiY)a short vid explaining how
to do it.

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TrenItaglia · 2022-04-21 07:58

dont forget the proptietary blob if your card uses one

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ChisNullStR · 2022-04-21 13:38

Thank you :)

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itaewonclass2020 · 2022-04-24 16:08

Did you try disabling acpi in the bios?

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[deleted] · 2022-05-02 10:00

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ChisNullStR · 2023-06-13 08:58

Qualcomm QC.. Something. It uses ath10k linux drivers, it's an
802.11ac card.