From owner-freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 19 06:21:26 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 D3F3416A4CE for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:21:26 -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 33A6643D36 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:21:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from itanium.pn.xcllnt.net (itanium.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.5]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBJELLOE082361; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:21:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@piii.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: from itanium.pn.xcllnt.net (localhost.xcllnt.net [127.0.0.1] (may be forged))hBJELLNq000495; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:21:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@itanium.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by itanium.pn.xcllnt.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hBJELL4J000494; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:21:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel) Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:21:21 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Claus Guttesen Message-ID: <20031219142121.GA477@itanium.pn.xcllnt.net> References: <20031215185039.96276.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031215185039.96276.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: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:21:26 -0000 On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 07:50:39PM +0100, Claus Guttesen wrote: > >> 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 grabbed the 5.1 ISO and was able to use the > ATA-CD-drive during installation. Partitioning > (slicing) and creating mount-points went fine, but I'm > unable to boot. Ah... I think this is related to having an MBR partitioning and not a GPT partitioning. The GPT partition support is only present in 5.2 (probably also the latest snapshot). > Reading the thread tells me that I need an > EFI-partition as type DOS. Do I have to format it > before I attempt the FreeBSD-install, and how would I > do that? The installer formats the EFI partition. > I must be missing something important, either before > or during the installation, but I seem to go in > circles. We currently have a combination of problems that result in this. There's not much I can do about it now, but I expect that it's better after 5.2. -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net