Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 21:19:06 -0500 From: "Gian-Paolo Musumeci" <gdm@pdti.net> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems installing 5.2.1 onto HP rx2600 Message-ID: <200403260219.i2Q2J6w8026874@wraith.pdti.net> In-Reply-To: Message from Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> <20040325204709.GA89651@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>
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>> I'm having some difficulties getting FreeBSD 5.2.1 installed on an rx2600. >> The system boots from the internal DVD mechanism without problems (although >> I can't use the CDs as install media), and correctly starts a network >> install. >> At exactly 85% of the way through the base, sysinstall crashes with the >> error message: "Fatal Error: Invalid realloc size of 0!". I've tried a >> few different mirrors and the problem is persistent. >> Any ideas on what might be going wrong here? > No, but you might want to give the post 5.2.1 snaphot a try: > ftp://ftp2.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ia64 > It should find your CD drive. The post-5.2.1 snapshot does indeed see the CD drive and let me install, apparently without further incident. However, the system won't boot afterwards; the device isn't listed in the EFI bootable devices table. Is further magic required? The documentation, alas, is somewhat sketchy on this topic. Cheers /gdm
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