Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:11:12 -0600 (CST) From: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@scms.utmb.EDU> To: alan@coreboarder.net Cc: freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Error during install from ISO image Message-ID: <200303191511.h2JFBCn6000306@histidine.utmb.edu> In-Reply-To: <p05200f03ba9cd56c348a@[10.30.40.225]>
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On 18 Mar, alan/coreboarder.net wrote: > Hi, > I'm geting the following error message from my Sun Blade 100 when I > try to install the latest release base on ISO: 5.0 > 20030119-SNAP-sparc64-disc.iso . > > "unable to transfer the base distribution from acdo" > > I am able to get it to successfully write the file system to the > drive but that is all. > > Everywhere I have looked I have failed to find a solution and nobody > has answered my emails. (As an aside, the email that I sent to > freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.org have been bounced back as being > undeliverable) > > I hope and suspect that this is a simple fix and if so I would > greatly appreciate any help that you can provide as I have been > struggling with this since January. > > Regards Alan > I get the same thing after booting the live file system: 5.0-20030119-SNAP-sparc64-disc2.iso (either from the CD on the Ultra 5 or via NFS from a -STABLE PIII), and the install iso: 5.0-20030119-SNAP-sparc64-miniinst.iso gives me the following (Ultra 5, both iso images had correct md5): <snip> tip com1 connected Sun Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI (UltraSPARC-IIi 360MHz), No Keyboard OpenBoot 3.29, 320 MB (50 ns) memory installed, Serial #11934306. Ethernet address 8:0:20:b6:1a:62, Host ID: 80b61a62. Initializing Memory \ (spinner elided) >> FreeBSD/sparc64 boot block Boot path: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/disk@0,0:a Boot loader: /boot/loader File /boot/loader not found Program terminated ok ok boot cdrom Resetting ... Sun Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI (UltraSPARC-IIi 360MHz), No Keyboard OpenBoot 3.29, 320 MB (50 ns) memory installed, Serial #11934306. Ethernet address 8:0:20:b6:1a:62, Host ID: 80b61a62. Initializing Memory \ (spinner elided) Boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/cdrom@2,0:f File and args: Short disk read The file just loaded does not appear to be executable. Boot device: disk File and args: >> FreeBSD/sparc64 boot block Boot path: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/ide@3/disk@0,0:a Boot loader: /boot/loader File /boot/loader not found Program terminated ok </snip> Can anyone recommend a snap known to install on an Ultra 5, or should I just go for 5.0-RELEASE? Thanks, Bud Dodson -- M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790 N'rzǧvf&j:+v "ryy r)w* z
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