From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 8 06:47:21 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32CB016A41F for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 06:47:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsam@bsam.ru) Received: from bsam.ru (gw.ipt.ru [80.253.10.66]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EFFA43D49 for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 06:47:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsam@bsam.ru) Received: from bsam by bsam.ru with local (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1EZNFJ-0000Dm-PN; Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:46:17 +0300 To: Michael VInce References: <43704138.2060007@roq.com> From: Boris Samorodov Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:46:17 +0300 In-Reply-To: <43704138.2060007@roq.com> (Michael VInce's message of "Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:10:00 +1100") Message-ID: <27354694@srv.sem.ipt.ru> User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: "Boris B. Samorodov" Cc: Jan Isley , current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64 6-release cd install, no serial console joy X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 06:47:21 -0000 On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:10:00 +1100 Michael VInce wrote: > I am having similar problems on a Dell 2850 using 6.0R AMD64, but I > believe its not something to do with my hardware although I don't have > any other AMD64/EMT64 server to test on. > I don't think I have actually done a ISO install via serial console on > 6.0-Release but I think I did on beta versions and it did work. > I have been trying to do a PXE install and watching it all via serial > console and it works fine as long as I dont use 6.0-Release > files. Using a 6.0beta with PXE is working it fully boots the kernel > and brings up sysinstall my only problem now is that when it tries to > do a FTP install it goes for a 6.0beta5 directory which doesn't You may change the version at Configure option at sysinstall Main Menu. Set the release name to 6.0-RELEASE. Then try to do an FTP-install. > exist. When I try to use a 6.0-Release I can get it to boot loader > and then get it to load the kernel but after that it disappears don't > get any boot messages at all. > Mike WBR -- Boris B. Samorodov, Research Engineer InPharmTech Co, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet Service Provider