From owner-freebsd-proliant@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 30 16:18:25 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30775106567A for ; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:18:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rob@cissp.org.uk) Received: from smtp-out4.blueyonder.co.uk (smtp-out4.blueyonder.co.uk [195.188.213.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C063E8FC14 for ; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:18:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rob@cissp.org.uk) Received: from [172.23.170.147] (helo=anti-virus03-10) by smtp-out4.blueyonder.co.uk with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1KDM59-0000UK-MT for freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:18:23 +0100 Received: from [82.47.154.76] (helo=acasta.co.uk) by asmtp-out3.blueyonder.co.uk with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1KDM59-0001lF-3H for freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:18:23 +0100 Received: from [192.168.200.3] (rob.bsdbox [192.168.200.3]) by acasta.co.uk (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m5UGILvU041723 for ; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:18:22 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from rob@cissp.org.uk) Message-ID: <486907D1.3020501@cissp.org.uk> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:20:33 +0100 From: Rob Mason User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org References: <4868F9A4.6060407@cissp.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <4868F9A4.6060407@cissp.org.uk> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 X-Spam-Score: -1.52 () ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.64 on 192.168.200.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: ML115 G5 Opteron Dual Core X-BeenThere: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Technical discussion of FreeBSD on HP ProLiant server platforms." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:18:25 -0000 I'm answering my own post here! The 7.0-STABLE-200806-amd64 snapshot works flawlessly (so far)! The NIC is detected where it wasn't previously, and there is no delay/hang whilst loading the kernel... HTH Rob Mason wrote: > > Hi, > > I've just tried installing 7.0-RELEASE and 6.3-RELEASE on a new HP > Proliant M115 G5 (Opteron Dual Core). The boot sequence gets as far > as the keyboard driver then hangs indefinitely. I've read other > similar posts concerning the ML110 G5 and have tried loading the ipmi > module at the boot prompt. This loads successfully, but the > subsequent boot sequence still hangs. > > I have noted that a kernel patch will be required for the NIC, but I'm > less concerned about this at present. Anyone know how to get this > model up and running? Am I chasing a lost cause? > > TIA > > > -- > > Rob Mason > The original of this email was scanned for known viruses at 17:18 on 30/06/2008 and was found to be virus free.