Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 12:27:55 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing on zx6000 Message-ID: <20120703112755.GA39761@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <14CF4E3A-17A4-466D-A1BB-A080616B35DD@xcllnt.net> References: <4FE38863.9020303@wizardlike.ca> <1817B805-693A-4635-9506-EBD8F90C1166@xcllnt.net> <20120702124138.GB36368@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <14CF4E3A-17A4-466D-A1BB-A080616B35DD@xcllnt.net>
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On Mon, Jul 02, 2012 at 08:36:49AM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > On Jul 2, 2012, at 5:41 AM, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. > > Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]... > > Entering /boot/kernel/kernel at 0x9ffc000000010500... > > *********************************************************** > > * ROM Version : 02.31 > > * ROM Date : 03/11/2004 > > * BMC Version : 01.53 > > *********************************************************** > > I can possibly explain this one, having bitten by it myself: > > Starting with loader 3.0, we support having the kernel linked yes, I thought this might be related to the new loader. In this case it should be possible to install an older release/snapshot, with the older loader (how old? 7-stable? 8-stable?) and then update via svn, right? > If this is indeed the bug, then all you need to do is pre- > load some module. It doesn't matter which one. This has the > effect that "kernend" moves into the next 64K page and you > don't hit the bug. Are the modules included in the -release iso image? So I can just load them from the loader prompt? > > uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > > uhub0: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered > > uhub2: 5 ports with 5 removable, self powered > > da0 at mpt0 bus 0 scbus1 target 0 lun 0 > > *********************************************************** > > * ROM Version : 02.31 > > * ROM Date : 03/11/2004 > > * BMC Version : 01.53 > > *********************************************************** > > This one could be related to the USB stack. If it is, then it > means you have a CD in the DVD drive and all you need to do > is eject the disc. If you don't have a disc in the CD drive Sure I do. I'm installing from a CD image. I'm not sure I can take the CD out before the boot is complete, can I? Maybe when Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. prompt appears? Or does the boot process still involves copying from the CD at this point? > > HTH, > yes, it does, as always -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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