From owner-freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 13 23:33:00 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE5FC1065677 for ; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:33:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sektie@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 825098FC1A for ; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:32:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws19 with SMTP id 19so1235199vws.13 for ; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:32:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:sender:received :in-reply-to:references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=EfKw8WustvBfHtNc5QvQRa3sYa47AJH9Ru9kxC65xdI=; b=HGBGhlNot5wlkyyiClC+CDONM6qbiwaCFeNoDBsnL9yBHI/QUxo93kSqYIL3jNDR9m Bd3F0l3UJ5rSFUn+/2VKL9d8OGGriOTCsEjRKHWq+QvRjH2kms99nnR4qyiGPgpmvHXc yh1Yi5xAn/qcAOnOlLBOBXsjdqRW0gMHy0oAs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=QnPFAKGyE/NmHo9NTSgeTLImQX2VVb3ushZO8GWQFhWbkw7UsbCLbKrSIccQQhc73i TTHug4waFWpRzlbWDzatTJNGZ5VIwuVQ1aEQ/YTHBuEAKRUNZuzrhnJiB3OuWZaDUZjl c6B30kKDZ/NzYJb7fUZfVtOQ5cqzwL5u35LYo= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.169.14 with SMTP id w14mr8200365vcy.17.1279063978738; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:32:58 -0700 (PDT) Sender: sektie@gmail.com Received: by 10.220.174.42 with HTTP; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:32:58 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <002001cb22df$87cecec0$976c6c40$@de> References: <002001cb22df$87cecec0$976c6c40$@de> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:32:58 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 48L3PC_Ps6FgyBUWb9xQ-WAIMBY Message-ID: From: Randi Harper To: Florian Fuessl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.x install CD/DVD issue X-BeenThere: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Sysinstall Work List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:33:01 -0000 Unfortunately, when using USB media, this is sometimes required. The media was detected *after* sysinstall started (yeah, I know, it's kind of weird), so the rescan devices is required. This isn't optimal, and we're still working on a solution for this outside of the planned geom work being done. -- randi On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Florian Fuessl wrote: > Hi, > > this is a user BUG report: > > Trying to install FreeBSD/amd64 8.0-RELEASE or 8.1-RC2 directly from > 8.x-...-dvd1.iso or trying to run "Fixit" after booting up from > 8.x-...-dvd1.iso or 8.x-...-livefs ISO-images on HP Blades results in the > following issue here: > > The installation disc is not being recognized after booting up from CD/DV= D; > i.e. > > FreeBSD/amd64 8.0-RELEASE - sysinstall Main Menu > -> Fixit > =A0-> 2 CDROM/DVD > =A0-> Please insert a FreeBSD live filesystem CD/DVD and press return > =A0 =A0 [OK] > =A0-> Unable to mount the disc. Do you want to try again? > =A0 =A0 [YES] =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 [NO] > > Yes shows up the last message repetitive, No reverts to "Fixit" menu. > > I've tried out this procedure on different HP Blade types and have used a= n > external USB CD/DVD drive and HP iLO2 with integrated remote CD/DVD drive > (image) support for testing. > > Booting up an installation medium of FreeBSD 7.3 this all work fine witho= ut > this issue; so I guess this problem has been introduced with the new Free= BSD > 8.x kernel. > > I discovered the following work-around fixing this issue: > > FreeBSD/amd64 8.0-RELEASE - sysinstall Main Menu > -> Options > =A0-> run: Re-Scan Devices <*> > > Afterwards "Fixit" and installation from CD/DVD media seems to work witho= ut > any problems, here. > > -Florian > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sysinstall > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sysinstall-unsubscribe@freebsd.= org" >