From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 23 00:36:40 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 363091065670 for ; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:36:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f204.google.com (mail-iw0-f204.google.com [209.85.223.204]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F03958FC1C for ; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:36:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn42 with SMTP id 42so5315652iwn.14 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:36:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:received:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=GOTyCzim7uE15GnlPh31i6gJ/VUMw8jejdfTQLkoMVU=; b=xYszNeKu1VEteOZYJdQlJG0a//7McUyyusdd/twYfXX2/wpTDkvSP1yWpzEtDb+DzZ KLbPXF2RqqwwkXuQ083hTrTKGL1FplrjemCLdtW8WTjwz3BUTE5EcFQENf6w/NrNHPLV RxTGQWID2lKycmud/bYHGT328ygK/N7Ic0BLo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=lLAWbj+W0Ae6AXGGxF3Z0Vqfr14EPiNVN0iNYQaS3gaurgu1+D5MKt2gXQmOiDocUs EJiUpwUGuoBZ5/IUGJChZKh9SpZ7jeZ4VJwELUW2Bv2K3caiFV4Y9Ce1QO7F3z9xz467 yrFGixfAtJMwWSC8LDVhE9R7ZRRZWCye0YK2E= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.171.138 with HTTP; Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:36:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20100422191943.GA59623@aurora.oekb.co.at> References: <20100422191943.GA59623@aurora.oekb.co.at> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:36:39 -0600 Received: by 10.231.167.208 with SMTP id r16mr3598684iby.57.1271982999295; Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:36:39 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: From: Tim Judd To: Ewald Jenisch Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation on HP Proliant via iLO -> "Error mounting /dev/acd0 on /dist" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:36:40 -0000 On 4/22/10, Ewald Jenisch 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.