Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 16:11:04 +0200 From: Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Panic/reboot while trying to install 9.1 on a HP Proliant DL580G5 Message-ID: <20130606141104.GA1261@aurora.oekb.co.at>
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Hi,
Several days ago I got a HP Proliant DL580 G5 that I wanted to install
FreeBSD 9.1 (64bit) on - till now without any success :-(.
Symptoms: Upon booting off the installation DVD the system freezes
(when running the installation "non-verbose") or installation stops
with a panic followed by an automatic reboot.
Here's what I tried so far:
o) Updating BIOS, array-controller, iLO to the latest version
o) Booting the installation DVD in safe-mode
o) Booting the installatino DVD verbose mode
o) Escaping to the loader prompt, entering
kern.eventtimer.periodic=1
kern.eventtimer.timer="LAPIC"
and booting the install-DVD with these settings
(I once could boot and older HP-server using these settings, so
I tried them here too)
Nothing of this helped - the system just freezes/crashes in an early
stage even before the actual installer starts.
I uploaded screenshots to a server so you can see what's happening:
http://www.jenisch.at/HP-Proliant-DL580-G5-Installation-Crash/FreeBSD-install-crash-HP-Proliant-DL580-G5-01.jpg
http://www.jenisch.at/HP-Proliant-DL580-G5-Installation-Crash/FreeBSD-install-crash-HP-Proliant-DL580-G5-02.jpg
http://www.jenisch.at/HP-Proliant-DL580-G5-Installation-Crash/FreeBSD-install-crash-HP-Proliant-DL580-G5-03.jpg
http://www.jenisch.at/HP-Proliant-DL580-G5-Installation-Crash/FreeBSD-install-crash-HP-Proliant-DL580-G5-04.jpg
("FreeBSD-install-crash-HP-Proliant-DL580-G5-04.jpg" shows the actual
panic/stacktrace)
Anybody seen this before?
Any known cure against this problem?
Thanks much in advance for any clue,
-ewald
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