From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Mar  3 23:45:13 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0288216A4CE
	for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>;
	Wed,  3 Mar 2004 23:45:13 -0800 (PST)
Received: from cs.huji.ac.il (cs.huji.ac.il [132.65.16.30])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B24FB43D48
	for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>;
	Wed,  3 Mar 2004 23:45:12 -0800 (PST)
	(envelope-from danny@cs.huji.ac.il)
Received: from pampa.cs.huji.ac.il ([132.65.80.32] ident=danny)
	by cs.huji.ac.il with esmtp
	id 1AynXZ-000C7F-Hw
	for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Thu, 04 Mar 2004 09:45:09 +0200
X-Mailer: exmh version 2.6.3 04/04/2003 with nmh-1.0.4
To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 09:45:09 +0200
From: Danny Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il>
Message-Id: <E1AynXZ-000C7F-Hw@cs.huji.ac.il>
Subject: IBM BladeCenter success story anybody?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD
	<freebsd-hackers.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>,
	<mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>,
	<mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 07:45:13 -0000

hi,
	while evaluating such a box, im stuck.
1) diskless boot/pxe:
   loads, but booting the kernel with acpi hangs, without acpi fails - it seems
   that the Broadcom NIC is not recognized.
2) trying to install via cd
   bios boots the cd ok, but the boot on the cd failes to read.

the hardware seems ok, linux did boot and work ok (of cource ibm poured
some M$ into linux :-)

btw, i tried current as of yesterday.

danny