From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 28 12:20:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4D5016A4CE for ; Fri, 28 May 2004 12:20:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unsane.co.uk (unsane.co.uk [82.152.23.78]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B44543D1F for ; Fri, 28 May 2004 12:20:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jhary@unsane.co.uk) Received: from unsane.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by unsane.co.uk (8.12.11/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i4SJJmxH095784 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 28 May 2004 20:19:49 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jhary@unsane.co.uk) Received: (from www@localhost) by unsane.co.uk (8.12.11/8.12.10/Submit) id i4SJJmjL095783; Fri, 28 May 2004 20:19:48 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jhary@unsane.co.uk) From: Me X-Authentication-Warning: unsane.co.uk: www set sender to jhary@unsane.co.uk using -f Received: from 213.219.8.212 (SquirrelMail authenticated user jhary) by unsane.co.uk with HTTP; Fri, 28 May 2004 20:19:48 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <43164.213.219.8.212.1085771988.squirrel@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 20:19:48 +0100 (BST) To: "Mugwumba From the North" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New FreeBSD Installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 19:20:05 -0000 > Hi, and thanks in advance for any help provided. > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 4.10 on a new, clean ProLiant DL380 g3. It > has four 72.8 GB drives, and currently set up as a RAID5 by it's Smart > Array > 5i boot controller. How about installing via ftp ? thats what I have used in the past when I didnt have a working CDROM > > I want to start by making this as simple as possible, so only one > operating > system (BSD). > > Some specs: > > ProLiant DL 380 G3 > Intel Xeon @ 3.06 Ghz > NC7781 Gigabit Server Adapter > IDE CD-ROM 1 : DW-224E > > > I have created both the kern.flp and the mfsroot.flp diskettes, and > progressed through the initial installation. > > The first problem I have encountered is being unable to initialize the > media > from my ISO diskette. I get the following error message: > > Error mounting /dev/acd0 on dist: Input/output error (5) 100% > > This is surprising, since on the Hardware Probe results, I have: > > acd0: CDROM at ata0-master using PIO4 > > Now I have read that an older issue was that the CD-ROM drives needed to > be > set as slave to the hard drive controller in order to work properly, but > thought this was an older issue, and taken care of. (?) > > Yet, when I do a Standard Installation, Use the Entire Disk (setting as > Bootable), Install a Standard MBR (no boot manager), use Auto Defaults for > the Disk partitioning, Attempt a User installation (to keep it basic), and > accept the FreeBSD ports collection suggestion, then choose my > Installation > Media type as CD/DVD (and will be using the 4.10 Disc 1 ISO), the Error > mounting... comes up. > > I do not believe it is the CD-ROM drive itself - there are several disks > that I have tested and ran upon it (the ProlLiant's SmarStart, for > example). > > Has anyone encountered this problem? I have read at several areas that it > might be an issue with the RAID controller (?) > > Thanks again for any advice, and have a great holiday weekend! > > Jon > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! > http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >