From owner-freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 14 01:12:07 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 0F625106564A for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:12:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanegomi@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C847D8FC16 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:12:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn35 with SMTP id 35so7978810iwn.13 for ; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:12:06 -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=DcsDZL2baJKAF08q+TsdTNS/d8E5U8f3H/tnLlWNRuE=; b=TB4Yo05/Xxp41WkTFCR9MedQt2yg4XyPPBOY6YWIL6pcEj+NvCOIkyGLAoPAM3mBvD qsPaeFNG3ljeND17HyUBjCv8TkTNi5w0KGW2V13Aa1+YK6I/mD0Sn+6miulSTWy2gAKF jL0NqDk0kN8INxoZBD8fDzz6diH0V3Q1OUahQ= 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=Y2GO9MtqvWZsUuNalcd6VWhrgcMkKNtCREDJ+Bg07xvbBVETu8dNSsmmE6Gx9Vtv+f 58cAXi5IDdxwW1BAxMq/R6dnXc1xXKxawlUoL5bv1OV4uVzsZSZuUkPNXr1nteUcbHlb 9QU+kRrT782unbhzBzUvwi9/x1CM5ixqawj/I= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.31.202 with SMTP id z10mr17403894ibc.191.1279068265907; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:44:25 -0700 (PDT) Sender: yanegomi@gmail.com Received: by 10.231.169.18 with HTTP; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:44:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <002001cb22df$87cecec0$976c6c40$@de> References: <002001cb22df$87cecec0$976c6c40$@de> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:44:25 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: fGPnGeySyUWGA_IFXqIp0PL0Qss Message-ID: From: Garrett Cooper 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: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:12:07 -0000 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. 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