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FreeBSD

• USB 3.1 Type-C to RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet adapter
• Install the ports tree
  • Ensure the FreeBSD source code is checked out
  • Check out the ports tree
• drm-61-kmod
• Mount filesystems in single-user mode
• Mount encrypted zroot in LiveCD

USB 3.1 Type-C to RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet adapter

The Amazon Basics Aluminum USB 3.1 Type-C to RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter works well with FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE. It uses the AX88179 chipset from ASIX Electronics Corp.

Install the ports tree

Source: Chapter 4. Installing Applications: Packages and Ports | FreeBSD Documentation Portal

Ensure the FreeBSD source code is checked out

sudo git clone -o freebsd -b releng/14.1 https://git.FreeBSD.org/src.git /usr/src

Check out the ports tree

sudo git clone --depth 1 https://git.FreeBSD.org/ports.git -b 2024Q3 /usr/ports

To switch to a different quarterly branch:

sudo git -C /usr/ports switch 2024Q4

drm-61-kmod

Install from the ports tree.

cd /usr/ports/graphics/drm-61-kmod
sudo make install clean

Alternatively, for Alderlake GPUs:

sudo pkg install drm-kmod

Edit /etc/rc.conf:

kld_list="i915kms"

Add user to video group:

sudo pw groupmod video -m jas

Mount filesystems in single-user mode

When booted into single-user mode.

fsck
mount -u /
mount -a -t zfs
zfs mount -a

You should now be able to edit files, add/remove packages, etc.

Mount encrypted zroot in LiveCD

Boot into the LiveCD environment.

mkdir /tmp/mnt
geli attach /dev/nda0p4
zpool import -f -R /tmp/mnt zroot
zfs mount zroot/ROOT/default

The root directory of the zroot, zroot/ROOT/default, is labeled to not be automounted when imported, hence the need for the last command.