From owner-freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 16:05:52 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68A7116A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:05:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D0E543D32 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:05:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from athlon.pn.xcllnt.net (athlon.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.3]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBD05pOE034277; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:05:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@piii.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: from athlon.pn.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) hBD05oIl000764; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:05:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by athlon.pn.xcllnt.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hBD05oLB000763; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:05:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel) Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:05:50 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Claus Guttesen Message-ID: <20031213000550.GA724@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> References: <20031212232525.GA597@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <20031212235433.92155.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031212235433.92155.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation on hp rx2600 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the IA-64 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 00:05:52 -0000 On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 12:54:33AM +0100, Claus Guttesen wrote: > >> This was done using the ATA-CD-drive. Since I'm > >> able to boot on it, I figured I could goes as > >> far as getting to the networked install. > > > > Yes. You should not go to post-install before > > installing though. > > Just select the install medium when given the > > opportunity and > > follow the screens. > > I did try a proper network-installation at first, but > when that didn't work out I just wanted to see which > nic's the installer saw. Looks like it only detects > the gigabit (bge). I think that's possible. There's an Intel EtherExpress in the box, but only with the management board AFAICT. > Would a workaround be to install either 5.0 or 5.1 and > then cvsup to 5.2? You can try it, but I would not try versions older than 5.1. Note however that nothing in that area has been changed deliberately. I don't expect a change in behaviour, but it may be possible that 5.1 sees the ATAPI CD. I forgot when we had the ACPI import back then... -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net