Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:36:39 -0600 From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> To: Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation on HP Proliant via iLO -> "Error mounting /dev/acd0 on /dist" Message-ID: <n2made45ae91004221736kec1b7a35j9e3a42e4b3fad255@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100422191943.GA59623@aurora.oekb.co.at> References: <20100422191943.GA59623@aurora.oekb.co.at>
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On 4/22/10, Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm having a hard time trying to install FreeBSD 8.0 on an HP Proliant > server. To be specific I try to instal the amd64 variant of FreeBSD > 8.0 on a ProLiant DL385 G1. > > Since the server is remote installation is to be done via the virtual > CD/DVD of the iLO management. > > The install process runs smooth up to the point where the install > process finishes formatting then I get the following error: > > "Error mounting /dev/acd0 on /dist: Input/output error (5)" > > and installation can't proceed. > > Interestingly that the installation runs from CD up to this point > without any problem whatsoever. This can't be a problem with the > "CD/DVD" since I've mounted the ISO-image via a virtual drive. > > I've already tried downloading the ISO again - same result. > > Likewise I tried with the CD-image instead of the DVD-image - same result > :-( > > So here are my questions: > > o) has anybody seen symptoms like this on a HP proliant server when > installation is done via the "virtual CD/DVD"-drive? > > o) Any cure against this? > > Thanks much in advance for any clue, > -ewald I'm a new hire to HP (not supporting ProLiants), but BSD is not a supported OS. That's completely beside the point because I want to play with proliants myself and see what I can get working. Most remote management devices like Dell's DRAC and HP's iLO should present the drive to the OS as a USB rom. The new IPMI management cards are still unknown. The acd0 is an ATAPI/IDE device. Here's what I'd try. Two options... 1) Boot the livefs ISO and do a ftp/http install 2) Download Martin Matu=C5=A1ka's mfsbsd and boot it. Connect by SSH and perform either a cd-rom install with the install iso mounted or via ftp/http install. I would anxiously try anything if anybody were to give me access to a proliant. dmesg and model numbers with bios, bmc versions, etc would be greatly appreciated.
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