OpenBSD 7.9 install on Mac Mini M2 cannot see USB storage
An OpenBSD 7.9 install on a failed before the could start. The alx.sh setup completed, and the machine reached U-Boot. When booting with a USB stick inserted, U-Boot reported that it found 0 USB storage devices.
The boot then stopped with the error “Boot failed (err=-14).” The same result happened with two different USB sticks. The keyboard also did not work inside U-Boot, making it hard to control the boot process.
Key points
- OpenBSD 7.9 did not start installing on a .
- The alx.sh setup completed and the system reached U-Boot.
- U-Boot found 0 USB storage devices even with a USB stick inserted.
- Two different USB sticks produced the same failure.
- The keyboard did not work inside U-Boot.