Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 13:12:09 -0500 From: Howard Eisenberger <howarde@gmx.net> To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSDInstall on sparc64 Message-ID: <20110303181211.BC6C98BDE9@mail.ncf.ca> In-Reply-To: <4D6F1B7B.4030704@freebsd.org> References: <BAY147-w476731CC33A4F811C220F2F9D40@phx.gbl> <20110303012137.C806F8BDEC@mail.ncf.ca> <1299123043.21552.17.camel@main> <4D6F1B7B.4030704@freebsd.org>
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On Wed, Mar 02, 2011 at 10:39:23PM -0600, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > On 03/02/11 21:30, Craig Butler wrote: > >On Wed, 2011-03-02 at 20:21 -0500, Howard Eisenberger wrote: > >>>>I've prepared a test ISO image of the new BSDInstall installer for > >>>>sparc64, which can be found at: > >>>>http://people.freebsd.org/~nwhitehorn/bsdinstall-sparc64-20110215.iso.bz2 > >>>>It works fine on my Ultra 5, but I'd appreciate wider testing on > >>>>sparc64 (as well as general feedback) before we begin integrating this > >>>>into the build infrastructure. > >>Works on my Ultra 60, however fails on Ultra AXe. After guided > >>partitioning and initializing, "checking distribution archives.." > >>flashes by (I assume the error is here) and I get "Extract error > >>Error while extracting kernel.tgz Unrecognized archive format" > >> > >>I'm new to FreeBSD, but successfully installed 8.2 on the AXe a > > > >Just tried again on 777s using new cdr media. I am seeing the same > >issue as Howard now. > > > >Extract error > >Error while extracting kernel.tgz > >Unrecognized archive format > > Odd. Could you take a look at the kernel.tgz file? It's in either > /usr/freebsd-dist or /usr/bsdinstall-dist. I'd be interested to know > what file(1) says about it on a working and on a non-working > machine, as well as the output of gzip -t and tar tvf (you can use > the single-user shell on the install CD to test this). With same CD on both working and non-working machines, from <Shell> I get the same thing with those commands on /usr/bsdinstall-disk/ kernel.tgz. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong at that point. During install on my working Ultra 60 "checking distribution archives. Please wait." does wait for a time before "extracting distribution files". On my non-working Ultra AXe, the first message just flashes by without a wait and jumps immediately to "Extract error..." Thanks and Regars, Howard E.
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