Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:59:48 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=C9meric_Maschino?= <emeric.maschino@gmail.com> To: Mike Burrell <mike@wizardlike.ca>, freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing on zx6000 Message-ID: <CAA9xbM7h8b68%2B8rvu6wcXQgt3310knQ4XjR7r8NdF%2BSh7aOzrw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120622103426.GA98040@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <4FE38863.9020303@wizardlike.ca> <20120622103426.GA98040@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
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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 <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>: > 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"
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