From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 23 11:27:15 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 AF6D2106567C for ; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:27:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from djp@polands.org) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 641BC8FC1A for ; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:27:15 +0000 (UTC) X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=OQt9FTpBtG7aVA3iIcO4n/15BLkw2hRg/WlL4r7+KMc= c=1 sm=0 a=dDVgAfoj1KkA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=02fl1sNAWVw4WL3Wmu4WJA==:17 a=LOdLTan3zZ2kGA_U2L0A:9 a=tH1k9KO3bapsxBgZm3IMADLseGsA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=02fl1sNAWVw4WL3Wmu4WJA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 75.87.219.217 Received: from [75.87.219.217] ([75.87.219.217:52059] helo=haran.polands.org) by hrndva-oedge04.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.39 r()) with ESMTP id 72/07-29804-11481DB4; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:27:14 +0000 Received: from ararat.polands.org (ararat.polands.org [172.16.1.20]) by haran.polands.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o3NBRC3C059779; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:27:12 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from djp@polands.org) Received: from ararat.polands.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ararat.polands.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o3NBRCOh045232; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:27:12 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from djp@ararat.polands.org) Received: (from djp@localhost) by ararat.polands.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o3NBRB6Q045230; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:27:11 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from djp) Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:27:11 -0500 From: Doug Poland To: Tim Judd Message-ID: <20100423112711.GA45036@polands.org> References: <20100422191943.GA59623@aurora.oekb.co.at> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: Ewald Jenisch , 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 11:27:15 -0000 On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 06:36:39PM -0600, Tim Judd wrote: > 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? > > Try a re-scan of the devices from the options menu. If that doesn't help, try connecting to an ISO image in iLO instead of an optical device. -- Regards, Doug >