From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 6 23:25:42 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4D711065672 for ; Mon, 6 Dec 2010 23:25:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jdc@koitsu.dyndns.org) Received: from qmta08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.80]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6337E8FC0C for ; Mon, 6 Dec 2010 23:25:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from omta14.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.60]) by qmta08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id fwKP1f0031HzFnQ58zRijz; Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:25:42 +0000 Received: from koitsu.dyndns.org ([98.248.41.155]) by omta14.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id fzRW1f00Z3LrwQ23azRXJr; Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:25:39 +0000 Received: by icarus.home.lan (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 7415C9B422; Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:25:29 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:25:29 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick To: Pete French Message-ID: <20101206232529.GA8235@icarus.home.lan> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 installs where FreeBSD 8 wont due to CD X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:25:42 -0000 On Mon, Dec 06, 2010 at 10:51:36PM +0000, Pete French wrote: > Trying to re-install a set of HP servers over the iLO, and every time > I tried to install the 8.1 CD I ended up with an error message > telling me that the CD looked more like an audio CD than a FreeBSD > distibution. > > I ouzzled over it a bit, and then remembered that I originally installed > these machines using 7 not 8. So I download the 7.3 install CD > and I get an extra step in the process, listing two CD drived - cd0 > and acd0 - whuch allows me to select the correct one. > > I havent had a chance to see if this bug exists in the latest snapshot > of 8, but I thought it was worth pointing out, as its a situation > where 8 doesnt work but 7 did. It takes about 45 minuets to boot each > image over the internet, so I am reluctant to try a more recent 8 > snapshot in case I am back to square one again. > > Anyone know if this is fiex, or should I file a PR ? This problem has been reported many times in the past and almost certainly has nothing to do with 8.x. Here's a thread about the matter where a user states the same as you but about 7.1: http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/questions/2008-10/msg00307.html I would question 1) the burning software you used, and 2) the physical media you used. Also try burning the ISO to another disc (even if of the same kind/type); I have seen, on rare occasion, proper burns which Windows and other OSes also claimed were audio CDs yet weren't (indicating possibly a bad burn or something weird with that physical disc). Last resort would be to verify MD5/SHA1 checksums too. If the machine has a USB port, why not try doing a USB-based install with a USB flash drive (not USB hard disk) + memstick image instead? If all you have is a Windows machine available, I've blogged about how to accomplish this on Windows (in Vista/7 be sure to run cmd.exe as Administrator): http://koitsu.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/writing-freebsd-memstick-img-to-a-usb-drive-in-windows/ The USB installation method is blazing fast compared to CD anyway. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc@parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |