Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:15:14 +0200 From: Marc Loerner <marc.loerner@hob.de> To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing from CD Message-ID: <200906231515.15016.marc.loerner@hob.de> In-Reply-To: <20090623125000.GA1191@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20090619132201.GA83507@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <4DE4CA67-4149-436E-9884-8E444F6BB0F4@mac.com> <20090623125000.GA1191@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk>
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Hello! On Tuesday 23 June 2009 14:50:00 Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 11:36:01PM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > On Jun 22, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > It feels as if the installation program leaves the system > > > in some unclean state. I actually have to disconnect the power > > > cord to get to the EFI console. > > > > Hmmm, I never encountered this. A firmware upgrade (the MP's in > > this case) may be what's called for. > > I reflushed the firmware, and checked the system with HP offline > diagnostics CD - no problems found, all seems fine. > > I also switched to using LAN on MP, instead of the serial console, and > now reboot goes fine. However, loader.efi is still zero size. > Some time ago, I had the same problem. I came around this by changing standard partitioning size of efi to 256-512 MB. So all modules, kernel, loader, modules with debug-symbols fitted on it. > I'm probably wrong, but does the FBSD installation > program on i386 and on alpha ask about creating MBR? > Is it relevant at all?
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