Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:27:11 -0500 From: Doug Poland <doug@polands.org> To: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> Cc: Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation on HP Proliant via iLO -> "Error mounting /dev/acd0 on /dist" Message-ID: <20100423112711.GA45036@polands.org> In-Reply-To: <n2made45ae91004221736kec1b7a35j9e3a42e4b3fad255@mail.gmail.com> References: <20100422191943.GA59623@aurora.oekb.co.at> <n2made45ae91004221736kec1b7a35j9e3a42e4b3fad255@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 06:36:39PM -0600, Tim Judd wrote: > On 4/22/10, Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm having a hard time trying to install FreeBSD 8.0 on an HP > > Proliant server. To be specific I try to instal the amd64 variant of > > FreeBSD 8.0 on a ProLiant DL385 G1. > > > > Since the server is remote installation is to be done via the > > virtual CD/DVD of the iLO management. > > > > The install process runs smooth up to the point where the install > > process finishes formatting then I get the following error: > > > > "Error mounting /dev/acd0 on /dist: Input/output error (5)" > > > > and installation can't proceed. > > > > Interestingly that the installation runs from CD up to this point > > without any problem whatsoever. This can't be a problem with the > > "CD/DVD" since I've mounted the ISO-image via a virtual drive. > > > > I've already tried downloading the ISO again - same result. > > > > Likewise I tried with the CD-image instead of the DVD-image - same result > > :-( > > > > So here are my questions: > > > > o) has anybody seen symptoms like this on a HP proliant server when > > installation is done via the "virtual CD/DVD"-drive? > > > > o) Any cure against this? > > Try a re-scan of the devices from the options menu. If that doesn't help, try connecting to an ISO image in iLO instead of an optical device. -- Regards, Doug >
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