Re: git clone issues on 15.1-RELEASE on arm64

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August 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM, "Karl Denninger" <[email protected] mailto:k=
[email protected]?to=3D%22Karl%20Denninger%22%20%3Ckarl%40denninger.net%3=
E > wrote:


>=20
>=20The problem appears to be at this point:
>=20
>=20Cloning into '/usr/src'...
> fatal: unable to access 'https://git.FreeBSD.org/src.git/ https://git.f=
reebsd.org/src.git/ ': Resolving timed out after 300226 milliseconds=20
>=20
> I do not know why, however, because my "base" source git clone has in i=
ts config the following:
>=20
>=20=20
>=20
> [remote "freebsd"]
>  =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 url =3D https://git.freebsd.org/src.git
>  =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 fetch =3D +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/freeb=
sd/*
>=20
>=20=20
>=20
> And it works.
>=20
>=20=20
>=20
> I have several worktrees checked out against that since I build for 14-=
STABLE and 15-STABLE at this point for distribution to machines running A=
RM64 and AMD64.
>=20
>=20=20
>=20
> My latest "git pull --ff-only" to so-update was this morning.
>=20
>=20=20
>=20On 8/1/2026 09:36, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:=20
>=20=20
>=20>=20
>=20> Hi,
> >=20
>=20> I have been fighting this issue for 2 weeks now, I guess its time t=
o ask here. The problem:
> >=20
>=20> root@arm_build_hd:/usr # rm -rf src/
> > root@arm_build_hd:/usr # /root/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git/src_git=
_checkout_15.1R.sh
> > Cloning into '/usr/src'...
> > fatal: unable to access 'https://git.FreeBSD.org/src.git/ https://git=
.freebsd.org/src.git/ ': Resolving timed out after 300226 milliseconds
> > root@arm_build_hd:/usr # /root/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git/src_git=
_checkout_15.1R.sh
> > Cloning into '/usr/src'...
> > remote: Enumerating objects: 4850942, done.
> > remote: Counting objects: 100% (384686/384686), done.
> > remote: Compressing objects: 100% (29598/29598), done.
> > error: RPC failed; curl 56 OpenSSL SSL_read: OpenSSL/3.5.6: error:0A0=
00126:SSL routines::unexpected eof while reading, errno 0
> > error: 73 bytes of body are still expected
> > fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet
> > fatal: early EOF
> > fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output
> > root@arm_build_hd:/usr # /root/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git/src_git=
_checkout_15.1R.sh
> > you have mail
> > Cloning into '/usr/src'...
> > fatal: unable to access 'https://git.FreeBSD.org/src.git/ https://git=
.freebsd.org/src.git/ ': Resolving timed out after 300040 milliseconds
> > root@arm_build_hd:/usr # cat /root/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git/src=
_git_checkout_15.1R.sh
> > git clone --branch releng/15.1 https://git.FreeBSD.org/src.git https:=
//git.freebsd.org/src.git  /usr/src=20
>=20> root@arm_build_hd:/usr #=20
>=20>=20
>=20> On two Orange Pi 5 Plus 16GB I have FreeBSD 15.1-R installed so I c=
an build opnsense for arm64 (this is not relevant for the problem, except=
 for one detail I will tell later). This box above had 14.3-R running fin=
e, all build times were fine, git worked perfectly. Since I needed to upg=
rade to 15.1-R, git stopped working as it was expected (and presented abo=
ve).
> >=20
>=20> I looked for DNS reasons, changed DNS server, local server, remote =
server, kept ping github.com while cloning, no good. I started using the =
upgraded box, then I got another similar arm64 box and installed fresh 15=
.1-R, everytime the same issue. The one detail I told about opnsense buil=
ding is that I use pkg 2.3.1_1, as is the version that ships on the image=
s and the port is on opnsense ports github repo. Other than that, regular=
 FreeBSD 15.1-R. I download the github zip file for ports, run make insta=
ll on the pkg port and lock the package after. Used to work fine, can thi=
s be the culprit? I got some messages after upgrade about libpkg not the =
same version or database version. But I then installed it all over and no=
 more of that.
> >=20
>=20> So I tried to clone the repo today on a Linux Desktop here (Linux M=
int), all fine. Same network, same servers, same ISP. I then tried on an =
old amd64 box running FreeBSD 15.1-R. Again, fine. Both my arm64 failed, =
even after fresh install. Can the pkg port be the one? Before I forget, b=
oth the arm64 run on magnetic HDDs over USB adapter and all other run on =
SSDs over SATA. Would this make this all happen?
> >=20
>=20> After several tries (3 days) I got to clone the repo and got to sta=
rt building. Ports used to take 24h and now runs for 5 days. So I got inf=
o about llvm changes and got the config to try to solve this (/etc/src.co=
nf), and my point is just that, I need to build vanilla FreeBSD 15.1-R on=
 arm64 (just using older pkg, I can try to not change now if people think=
 may help) so I can have world and kernel using llvm options from 14.X.
> >=20
>=20> If anyone saw anything on this matter and could help :)
> >=20
>=20> Thanks,
> >=20
>=20> matheus
> >=20
>=20> ------------
> > "We will call you Cygnus,
> > The God of balance you shall be."
> >
>=20
Hi.

I=20reinstalled 15.1-R and used its version of pkg. Same outcome:

root@arm_build_hd:~/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git # ./src_git_checkout_1=
5.1R.sh=C2=A0
Cloning into '/usr/src'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 4851039, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (384706/384706), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (29618/29618), done.
error: RPC failed; curl 56 OpenSSL SSL_read: OpenSSL/3.5.6: error:0A00012=
6:SSL routines::unexpected eof while reading, errno 0
error: 6161 bytes of body are still expected
fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet
fatal: early EOF
fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output
root@arm_build_hd:~/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git # pkg version | grep p=
kg
pkg-2.7.5=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =3D
root@arm_build_hd:~/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git #=C2=A0

another info. amd64 box uses pkgbase, the arm64 do not.

thanks,

matheus

------------
"We will call you Cygnus,
The God of balance you shall be."
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"t=
ext/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body><div><br><br></div><p>August 1, 2=
026 at 10:47 AM, "Karl Denninger" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
t?to=3D%22Karl%20Denninger%22%20%3Ckarl%40denninger.net%3E" target=3D"_bl=
ank" tabindex=3D"-1">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote><pr=
e>The problem appears to be at this point:

Cloning into '/usr/src'...
fatal: unable to access '<a href=3D"https://git.freebsd.org/src.git/" tar=
get=3D"_blank" tabindex=3D"-1">https://git.FreeBSD.org/src.git/</a>': Res=
olving timed out after 300226 milliseconds</pre>
    <p>I do not know why, however, because my "base" source git clone
      has in its config the following:</p>
    <p>[remote "freebsd"]<br>
      =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 url =3D <a href=3D"https://git.freebsd.=
org/src.git" target=3D"_blank" tabindex=3D"-1">https://git.freebsd.org/sr=
c.git</a><br>
      =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 fetch =3D +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/fr=
eebsd/*</p>
    <p>And it works.</p>
    <p>I have several worktrees checked out against that since I build
      for 14-STABLE and 15-STABLE at this point for distribution to
      machines running ARM64 and AMD64.</p>
    <p>My latest "git pull --ff-only" to so-update was this morning.</p>
    <div>On 8/1/2026 09:36, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
    </div>
    <blockquote>
      <pre>Hi,

I have been fighting this issue for 2 weeks now, I guess its time to ask =
here. The problem:

root@arm_build_hd:/usr # rm -rf src/
root@arm_build_hd:/usr # /root/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git/src_git_che=
ckout_15.1R.sh
Cloning into '/usr/src'...
fatal: unable to access '<a href=3D"https://git.freebsd.org/src.git/" tar=
get=3D"_blank" tabindex=3D"-1">https://git.FreeBSD.org/src.git/</a>': Res=
olving timed out after 300226 milliseconds
root@arm_build_hd:/usr # /root/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git/src_git_che=
ckout_15.1R.sh
Cloning into '/usr/src'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 4850942, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (384686/384686), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (29598/29598), done.
error: RPC failed; curl 56 OpenSSL SSL_read: OpenSSL/3.5.6: error:0A00012=
6:SSL routines::unexpected eof while reading, errno 0
error: 73 bytes of body are still expected
fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet
fatal: early EOF
fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output
root@arm_build_hd:/usr # /root/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git/src_git_che=
ckout_15.1R.sh
you have mail
Cloning into '/usr/src'...
fatal: unable to access '<a href=3D"https://git.freebsd.org/src.git/" tar=
get=3D"_blank" tabindex=3D"-1">https://git.FreeBSD.org/src.git/</a>': Res=
olving timed out after 300040 milliseconds
root@arm_build_hd:/usr # cat /root/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git/src_git=
_checkout_15.1R.sh
git clone --branch releng/15.1 <a href=3D"https://git.freebsd.org/src.git=
" target=3D"_blank" tabindex=3D"-1">https://git.FreeBSD.org/src.git</a> /=
usr/src=20
root@arm_build_hd:/usr=20#=20

On=20two Orange Pi 5 Plus 16GB I have FreeBSD 15.1-R installed so I can b=
uild opnsense for arm64 (this is not relevant for the problem, except for=
 one detail I will tell later). This box above had 14.3-R running fine, a=
ll build times were fine, git worked perfectly. Since I needed to upgrade=
 to 15.1-R, git stopped working as it was expected (and presented above).

I looked for DNS reasons, changed DNS server, local server, remote server=
, kept ping github.com while cloning, no good. I started using the upgrad=
ed box, then I got another similar arm64 box and installed fresh 15.1-R, =
everytime the same issue. The one detail I told about opnsense building i=
s that I use pkg 2.3.1_1, as is the version that ships on the images and =
the port is on opnsense ports github repo. Other than that, regular FreeB=
SD 15.1-R. I download the github zip file for ports, run make install on =
the pkg port and lock the package after. Used to work fine, can this be t=
he culprit? I got some messages after upgrade about libpkg not the same v=
ersion or database version. But I then installed it all over and no more =
of that.

So I tried to clone the repo today on a Linux Desktop here (Linux Mint), =
all fine. Same network, same servers, same ISP. I then tried on an old am=
d64 box running FreeBSD 15.1-R. Again, fine. Both my arm64 failed, even a=
fter fresh install. Can the pkg port be the one? Before I forget, both th=
e arm64 run on magnetic HDDs over USB adapter and all other run on SSDs o=
ver SATA. Would this make this all happen?

After several tries (3 days) I got to clone the repo and got to start bui=
lding. Ports used to take 24h and now runs for 5 days. So I got info abou=
t llvm changes and got the config to try to solve this (/etc/src.conf), a=
nd my point is just that, I need to build vanilla FreeBSD 15.1-R on arm64=
 (just using older pkg, I can try to not change now if people think may h=
elp) so I can have world and kernel using llvm options from 14.X.

If anyone saw anything on this matter and could help :)

Thanks,

matheus

------------
"We will call you Cygnus,
The God of balance you shall be."

</pre>
    </blockquote>
    </blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hi.</div><div><br></div><div>I reins=
talled 15.1-R and used its version of pkg. Same outcome:</div><div><br></=
div><div>root@arm_build_hd:~/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git # ./src_git_c=
heckout_15.1R.sh=C2=A0</div><div>Cloning into '/usr/src'...</div><div>rem=
ote: Enumerating objects: 4851039, done.</div><div>remote: Counting objec=
ts: 100% (384706/384706), done.</div><div>remote: Compressing objects: 10=
0% (29618/29618), done.</div><div>error: RPC failed; curl 56 OpenSSL SSL_=
read: OpenSSL/3.5.6: error:0A000126:SSL routines::unexpected eof while re=
ading, errno 0</div><div>error: 6161 bytes of body are still expected</di=
v><div>fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet</d=
iv><div>fatal: early EOF</div><div>fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack =
output</div><div>root@arm_build_hd:~/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git # pkg=
 version | grep pkg</div><div>pkg-2.7.5=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =3D</div><div>root@arm_buil=
d_hd:~/git/freebsd_config/freebsd_git #=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>an=
other info. amd64 box uses pkgbase, the arm64 do not.</div><div><br></div=
><div>thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>matheus</div><br><br><div class=3D=
"rl-signature">------------<br>"We will call you Cygnus,<br>The God of ba=
lance you shall be."</div></body></html>
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