Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 16:30:47 -0500 From: Toby Boudreaux <toby@barbariangroup.com> To: "Jan Mikkelsen" <janm@transactionware.com> Cc: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't install FreeBSD 6.1 on DL145 G2 Message-ID: <9C8D8F87-D2CE-4BEE-A4F7-FDF793ED241C@barbariangroup.com> In-Reply-To: <000a01c702b3$4418b560$0204a8c0@transactionware.com> References: <000a01c702b3$4418b560$0204a8c0@transactionware.com>
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Hi, Jan. Thanks for the reply. I think I've found the problem. I'm using a USB CD-ROM to install, and it seems to hit a bug with FreeBSD (#85257). I've tried to burn the ISO to my Sandisk Cruzer 2GB thumb drive and boot from it, but it never seems to boot. It just hangs with a blinking cursor. My server has no internal CD-ROM drive, and floppy support (I have a USB floppy drive) doesn't seem to work with the amd64 distro. I'm kind of stuck now. Any ideas on any front? :) On Nov 7, 2006, at 4:25 PM, Jan Mikkelsen wrote: > Hi, > > I have run 6.1 on the DL145 and the DL145G2. I don't recall having > to do > anything special. ACPI was enabled. > > I didn't use sysinstall on 6.1 to set up the machines, but I am > reasonably > sure that I did boot a 6.1 CD into the fixit shell. > > Do you have the iLO remote console enabled? I never did get that > to work > properly beyond the boot loader ... > > (I can no longer get to the machine to check settings.) > > Regards, > > Jan Mikkelsen > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Toby >> Boudreaux >> Sent: Wednesday, 8 November 2006 3:30 AM >> To: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org >> Subject: Can't install FreeBSD 6.1 on DL145 G2 >> >> >> Hello, folks. >> >> I recently purchased an HP Proliant DL145 G2. It has twin 80GB SATA >> drives, 1GB RAM, and the most recent BIOS. >> >> I've installed CentOS on it after trying to get the FreeBSD >> 6.1 amd64 >> disk to boot and having problems. The thing is, I really >> would prefer >> FreeBSD on this box, so I'm hoping you guys can help. >> >> When I boot to the full install disk (#1), all the hardware passes >> the tests and the FreeBSD boot screen seems to start up. It >> immediately switches to a screen full of gibberish characters, sort >> of 'flying by' like a Matrix screensaver. I assume this is some sort >> of panic. >> >> I've read that I should disable ACPI in BIOS, but there is no >> setting >> to do so. The only mention of ACPI is under the 'Hammer' menu and >> won't allow me to change from 'Enabled' to 'Disabled' when I try. >> >> I burned the mini install CD to attempt to boot from that, and it >> sort of worked the first time. It took me to the boot loader screen >> but everything was hung at that point. >> >> Successive attempts to boot from the mini CD cause the same problems >> as booting from the full install CD. >> >> I know the hardware is all fine, as it runs CentOS 4.4 fine. >> >> Is there a Proliant-specific BIOS option (or BIOS version?!?) that I >> should run, is this a console problem (my display is plugged >> directly >> into the VGA port and seems to work fine), or what? >> >> Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I saw on the FreeBSD >> motherboard list that the amd64 version works with the DL 145 G2, so >> I'm terribly confused. >> >> Thanks, >> toby >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-proliant >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-proliant-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > Toby Joe Boudreaux Director of Technology The Barbarian Group 552 Broadway, #3F New York, NY 10012 http://www.barbariangroup.com/ toby@barbariangroup.com 212-343-4225
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