i grabbed the latest iso image snapshots of both bootonly and disc1 of 15-PRELEASE (e.g. https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/FreeBSD-15.0-PRERELEASE-amd64-20250819-02a8fadd2c4d-279701-bootonly.iso.xz and https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/FreeBSD-15.0-PRERELEASE-amd64-20250819-02a8fadd2c4d-279701-disc1.iso.xz ) upon doing pkgbase installation using the "packages (experimental)" from the "select installation type" window, pkg bootstrapping and installation falls with
> Certificate verification failed for /C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=E5 > 10A0E522582C0000:error:0A000086:SSL > routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify > failed:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:2124: > Certificate verification failed for /C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=E5 > 10A0E522582C0000:error:0A000086:SSL > routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify > failed:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:2124: > Certificate verification failed for /C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=E5 > 10A0E522582C0000:error:0A000086:SSL > routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify > failed:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:2124: > pkg: Error fetching > https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/Latest/pkg.pkg: > Authentication error > A pre-built version of pkg could not be found for your system. > Certificate verification failed for /C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=E5 > 10A0E522582C0000:error:0A000086:SSL > routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify > failed:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:2124: > Certificate verification failed for /C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=E5 > 10A0E522582C0000:error:0A000086:SSL > routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify > failed:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:2124: > Certificate verification failed for /C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=E5 > 10A0E522582C0000:error:0A000086:SSL > routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify > failed:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:2124: > pkg: Error fetching > https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/kmods_latest/Latest/pkg.pkg: > Authentication error > A pre-built version of pkg could not be found for your system. > Certificate verification failed for /C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=E5 > 10A0E522582C0000:error:0A000086:SSL > routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify > failed:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:2124: > Certificate verification failed for /C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=E5 > 10A0E522582C0000:error:0A000086:SSL > routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify > failed:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:2124: > Certificate verification failed for /C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=E5 > 10A0E522582C0000:error:0A000086:SSL > routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify > failed:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:2124: > pkg: Error fetching > https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_latest/Latest/pkg.pkg: > Authentication error > A pre-built version of pkg could not be found for your system. > Bootstrapping pkg from pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest, > please wait... > Bootstrapping pkg from > pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/kmods_latest, please > wait...Bootstrapping pkg from > pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_latest, please wait... curiously bootstrapping pkg on a system created by the "traditional" installation happens without a hitch
