Kernel panic during boot before installation - Dell Precision 5510

[driker]

Edit: I have run hardware tests on all components and all came back good. Attempting to install the newest FreeBSD version that is currently shown on the downloads page.

I've been attempting, since last night, to install on a used new-to-me Dell Precision 5510 with a xeon processor. I have secure boot off, UEFI on and tried off, and TMP 1.2 turned off as well. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Have tried FreeBSD, GhostBSD, NomadBSD, EndeavorOS, Windows and other operating systems. I've been able to get all but FreeBSD to boot. Sadly, the one that I actually want to use.

Is there a centralized location to learn more about the type of errors in the picture? Also, any insight into the picture and/or suggestions to try when I make it home would be greatly appreciated.

 

[cracauer@]

Looks like it doesn't like something about the NVMe. You could try removing it and booting from USB.

 

[Phishfry]

Looking at very top AHCI0 is culprit, although I see pleanty of nvme errors.

AHCI0- ICH8+(RAID) AHCI SATA Controller.

This is ancient board for NVMe. Good Luck.

I would get rid of AHCI RAID mode and try pure AHCI.

Also a board this old will never boot from NVMe.

 

[Phishfry]

I looked at ebay. This is Gen6 Xeon Laptop.

I don't understand why it is showing ICH8+ RAID.
So it is detecting something wrong. i believe.

Once again. Go to BIOS and disable all RAID found.

Might have to blacklist graid module.

I do notice NVMe get remapped to ahci0 I still feel something is up there.

 

[Phishfry]

OK How about this. I have similar Dell.
F2 to Enter BIOS
Settings>
System Configuration>
SATA Configuration>
Here you will see many options. Your machine may be different.
>>Disabled
>>ATA
>>AHCI
>>RAID On

I am guessing you have "RAID On" and you need to switch to AHCI or even try Disabled for NVMe use...

I would start here on your diagnostic quest.

 

[driker]

Looking at very top AHCI0 is culprit, although I see pleanty of nvme errors.

AHCI0- ICH8+(RAID) AHCI SATA Controller.

This is ancient board for NVMe. Good Luck.

I would get rid of AHCI RAID mode and try pure AHCI.

Also a board this old will never boot from NVMe.

The odd thing is that it actually does boot from NVME. Ill definitely try removing AHCI RAID mode now and see what happens. Thanks for the tip.

OK How about this. I have similar Dell.
F2 to Enter BIOS
Settings>
System Configuration>
SATA Configuration>
Here you will see many options. Your machine may be different.
>>Disabled
>>ATA
>>AHCI
>>RAID On

I am guessing you have "RAID On" and you need to switch to AHCI or even try Disabled for NVMe use...

I would start here on your diagnostic quest.

Only settings in bios that I usually modify are TPM, secure boot and the like. Never messed with these so I didnt even guess it would be an issue.


I appreciate all the responses. Will be working on this today before and after work. This is most likely the last Dell I'm buying. I've bought thinkpads for the past 10 years and I've spent the past few days doing nothing but trying to get this thing to let me do the basics.. like installing an OS (surprisingly a pain) and I've been tredging around in the bios looking for an AC adapter work around. Never once had issues like this with Thinkpads new and old.

 

[diizzy]

I'm going to guess it might be related to Intel Optane which they later scrapped

 

[driker]

OK How about this. I have similar Dell.
F2 to Enter BIOS
Settings>
System Configuration>
SATA Configuration>
Here you will see many options. Your machine may be different.
>>Disabled
>>ATA
>>AHCI
>>RAID On

I am guessing you have "RAID On" and you need to switch to AHCI or even try Disabled for NVMe use...

I would start here on your diagnostic quest.

This worked. Got it to boot and install. Thanks again. I just disabled it instead of testing if some of them worked. Does boot from NVME.

Going to be installing the ath10k driver and see if that works. If not going to be swapping out the pcie card from a Thinkpad and see if that runs. Then I'm home free to work on the Dell charger blocking problem.

 

[Phishfry]

Going to be installing the ath10k driver and see if that works.

It doesn't. If your adventuresome there is one M.2 module ath9k that works with modern computers.
Atheros QCNFA222 AR5BWB222
Available in both M.2 and MiniPCIe formats.
Swapping is easy. Can you operate a screwdriver? Antenna leads are harder.

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[Phishfry]

There are also ath9k NFA335 Atheros M.2 modules but they use an offset hold down screw, longer form factor 2242
Not common from my experience. Vendor bastardization.

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[diizzy]

Just get the newest Intel Wifi card you can get and hope for the best

 

[driker]

It's supported by the ath10k module, from what I've found. Going to have to try to figure out how to manually install the kernel modules. I've extracted the directories from the pkg file into the correct locations but kldload still does not see the kernel modules. I've verified they are in the directories.

It doesn't. If your adventuresome there is one M.2 module ath9k that works with modern computers.
Atheros QCNFA222 AR5BWB222
Available in both M.2 and MiniPCIe formats.
Swapping is easy. Can you operate a screwdriver? Antenna leads are harder.

Dell version = 4K380

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I've used a screwdriver a few times lol hard not to build and repair PCs as a business without doing so. Yeah, those antenna leads can be a bit of a pain. Tend to be a bit fragile too.

Just get the newest Intel Wifi card you can get and hope for the best

I have like 10 spare laptops sitting around that I'm going to try to pull cards from.

The thinkpad p40 yoga I have has a 11ac+BT, Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260, 2x2, M.2 Card that works fine.
The Dell has Dell DW1820 2x2 801.11a NGFF M.2.
Both are M.2 and, just going by images of the cards, seem to be the same form factor. Going to be giving that a go in a few minutes. Will reply with results after the frankensteining.

 

[Cath O'Deray]

Will reply with results after the frankensteining.

Thanks. To clarify: you no longer get kernel panics, true?

 

[driker]

sorry, I thought I had responded. Nope, no more kernel panic once I shut off raid and achi.

 

[rcbsdpge]

Any updates on this? I am having issues in single user mode 14.2

 

[rcbsdpge]

Dell Preicison 5510 Workstation here as well. I completely erased my usb stick and had FreeBSD 14.2 written to it via Win32 Disc Imager. USB booted to install menu.

Win32 Disc Imager: Link

 

[rcbsdpge]

Update: the usb install via the above is a stable installation solution.