Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:44:25 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <gcooper@FreeBSD.org> To: Florian Fuessl <flo@degnet.de> Cc: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.x install CD/DVD issue Message-ID: <AANLkTin5-tcWSJEPcsb8B7mLMuONYq72WlX-_ZGq74qi@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <002001cb22df$87cecec0$976c6c40$@de> References: <Acsi34eic7KKOo%2BjR7OSBLvDjTTWmw==> <002001cb22df$87cecec0$976c6c40$@de>
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On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Florian Fuessl <flo@degnet.de> 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/DVD;
> i.e.
>
> FreeBSD/amd64 8.0-RELEASE - sysinstall Main Menu
> -> Fixit
> -> 2 CDROM/DVD
> -> Please insert a FreeBSD live filesystem CD/DVD and press return
> [OK]
> -> Unable to mount the disc. Do you want to try again?
> [YES] [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 an
> 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 without
> this issue; so I guess this problem has been introduced with the new FreeBSD
> 8.x kernel.
>
> I discovered the following work-around fixing this issue:
>
> FreeBSD/amd64 8.0-RELEASE - sysinstall Main Menu
> -> Options
> -> run: Re-Scan Devices <*>
>
> Afterwards "Fixit" and installation from CD/DVD media seems to work without
> any problems, here.
Sorry to be pedantic, but are you saying that an external DVD
drive via USB fails, whereas a mounted image works, or both cases
fail?
Does the iLO2 drive get detected as umass, or an acd based device?
Thanks,
-Garrett
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