From owner-freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 22 18:59:51 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F1891065674 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:59:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from emeric.maschino@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wg0-f50.google.com (mail-wg0-f50.google.com [74.125.82.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12CD48FC22 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:59:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wgbds11 with SMTP id ds11so1987705wgb.31 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:59:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=yzLZAt2eYhapWYWKFQ+TFr+TbcleqZ7TNqyeQunPx4A=; b=pYZcKBnHYcTVGWT+tbiwNABBUvvO47/GQArXbJprMpQMbv1LVY564LZYB1P05YB5Ve jLDgdktSR571qdZkTlLz+VLlqXcpmuefmHvOHP/SZcVAdgsY25lIlS3CwP0C1wy4i3pL R6YB9RhuT8Isg7IPtzgTs9CjSTuyQ+BCKIbxRrgMZDsscvomceve0FNFOT8j8MLjhLkk ESZoYmnzEmu7N8dIobQ6+CTe1BYOLf9AwJPuJ+DTGSTXWzu5zRz7aetnGPzneXoRHORW zeK6sUJHGTiojdoJ7vOyjnyWfSsA7/lVbc1wPMAji0Ck8BEoDHruOGRsfVepimFLQkCr REiQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.87.232 with SMTP id bb8mr7255977wib.0.1340391588232; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:59:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.60.13 with HTTP; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:59:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20120622103426.GA98040@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <4FE38863.9020303@wizardlike.ca> <20120622103426.GA98040@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:59:48 +0200 Message-ID: From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=C9meric_Maschino?= To: Mike Burrell , freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: Subject: Re: Installing on zx6000 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the IA-64 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:59:51 -0000 Hi, Same problem here. I didn't get an answer when reported back in May (http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ia64/2012-May/003236.html). My zx6000 has the latest firmware. From what I understand, this issue is specific to Madison CPUs. Emeric 2012/6/22 Anton Shterenlikht : > On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 04:47:31PM -0400, Mike Burrell wrote: >> I'm trying to install FreeBSD on an HP zx6000 without much success. I've >> installed other operating systems on here before (such as Debian) >> without difficulty, but I can't get FreeBSD to install properly from the >> installation CDs. >> >> I tried this earlier in the year and people on the FreeBSD forums >> suggested that this was a known issue and that using old releases of >> FreeBSD might work better. Here's a link to the FreeBSD forum where I >> originally asked the question: >> http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=28615 >> >> I've tried now: >> - FreeBSD 9.0-RC3 >> - FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE >> - FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE >> - FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE >> >> In each case, I've verified the hashes to ensure the discs were >> downloaded and burned correctly. I burned the >> FreeBSD-x.x-ia64-RELEASE-disc1.iso to CD and booted. What I get each >> time is: >> >> FreeBSD/ia64 EFI boot, Revision 3.1 >> Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf >> /boot/kernel/kernel data=0xfef1f8+0x82710 syms=[0x8+0x0xb1120+0x8+0xa62a9] >> \ >> Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. >> Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]... >> Entering /boot/kernel/kernel at 0x9ffc000000010500... >> >> At that point, it either hangs indefinitely or does a hard reset after a >> few seconds. No matter which version of FreeBSD I try to install, I've >> never been able to get past the "Entering /boot/kernel/kernel at ..." >> >> Has anyone come across this issue before? Any help would be appreciated. > > Probably not your issue, but make sure > you update the firmware: > > http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=82069&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=82067&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=54 > > (although it looks like HP haven't updated > firmware for this box for years.) > > and reset MP before booting. > > Resetting MP helped me many times, although > I never encountered this particular issue. > > -- > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ia64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ia64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"