On Wednesday 10 August 2005 16.54, Ober Heim wrote: > Yeah and when said docs say "refer to the bootpd(8)" man page which no > longer exists that can cause frustration. :D >
Really? It also referes to the dhcpd(8) man page and what you need exactly depends on what type of system you are going to use as your bootp/dhcp server. ---quote--- First, a bootp or dhcpd server needs to be set up. The bootpd(8) or dhcpd(8) manual page on your server should provide detailed information on how to set up the server. ---end quote-- But of course... P. > "I am not your puppet. Since when? Now, get your spongy pink ass out > there, and dance for the cameras." -Death to Smoochy > > On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, Per [iso-8859-1] Fogelstrvm wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:21:05 +0200 > > From: "Per [iso-8859-1] Fogelstrvm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: misc@openbsd.org > > Subject: Re: sgi 02 latest snapshot CD37.iso boot problems > > > > On Wednesday 10 August 2005 10.18, you wrote: > >> The fix for me was to not use graphical console. > >> > > > > Well, the install doc pretty much says "serial console", doesn't it? > > > > ---- > > Switching from serial to graphics console and vice versa: > > > > Booting the ramdisk kernel can be done from the ARCS graphic console > > although it might be more convenient to use the serial console since > > the kernel currently only supports the serial console. Some systems > > come with the serial console enabled by default but sometimes > > this must be changed. > > > > To change to serial console, go into the ARCS Maintenance Console > > and change the ``console'' environment variable, and power-cycle > > the machine. > > > > > setenv console d > > > > will select 9600 8N1, no flow control, serial console on the first > > serial port (labeled ``(1)''), while > > > > > setenv console g > > ----- > > > > People put a lot of effort into writing these documents to make setting > > up an OpenBSD system an easy task... > > > > The reason you can see the output until the "Setting up" > > is that this is the point where OpenBSD switches from the > > ARCBios console to its own console driver. > > > > P. > > > >> "I am not your puppet. Since when? Now, get your spongy pink ass out > >> there, and dance for the cameras." -Death to Smoochy > >> > >> On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, Ober Heim wrote: > >> > >>> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 02:25:13 -0500 (CDT) > >>> From: Ober Heim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: mrservices <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Cc: misc@openbsd.org > >>> Subject: Re: sgi 02 latest snapshot CD37.iso boot problems > >>> > >>> I never been able to boot a single bsd.rd for as long as sgi has been > >>> "supported". It tftps fine, but just like your cd error hangs at the > >>> "Setting > >>> up" portion of the boot you reference. > >>> 3.7 fails as does the snapshot. > >>> I also get the same error on latest cd37.iso and cd38.iso > >>> > >>> "I am not your puppet. Since when? Now, get your spongy pink ass out > >>> there, > >>> and dance for the cameras." -Death to Smoochy > >>> > >>> On Tue, 9 Aug 2005, mrservices wrote: > >>> > >>>> Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:34:10 -0700 > >>>> From: mrservices <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> To: misc@openbsd.org > >>>> Subject: sgi 02 latest snapshot CD37.iso boot problems > >>>> > >>>> Hello List, > >>>> > >>>> I was able to install OpenBSD on an sgi 02 R5000 but corrupted bsd when > >>>> the > >>>> ftp stalled on download > >>>> I am unable to boot back into the system trying boot or /bsd or /bsd.rd > >>>> with the latest sgi snapshot CD37.iso > >>>> > >>>> The system freezes at this point and I have to unplug the unit and plug > >>>> back in to restart. > >>>> > >>>> arg0: dksc(0,4,8)boot > >>>> arg1: ConsoleIn=Keyboard() > >>>> arg2: ConsoleVideo=Video() > >>>> arg3: SystemPartition= pci(0)scsi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(8) > >>>> arg4: OSLoader=sash > >>>> arg5: OSLoadPartition= pci(0)scsi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(0) > >>>> arg6: OSLoadFilename=/bsd > >>>> 34192+1264 > >>>> entry: 0x80010120 SystemPartition > >>>> pci(0)scsi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(8) > >>>> OpenBSD/sgi Arcbios boot > >>>> Boot pci(0)scsi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(0)/bsd > >>>> Loading ELF64 File > >>>> 0xffffffff80100000:0x30e0a0, Zero > >>>> 0xffffffff8040e0a0:0x5d2a0, Loading symbol table > >>>> Start at 0xffffffff80100000 > >>>> ARC32 Firmware 1.10 > >>>> SR=34010080 > >>>> Found SGI-IP32, Setting Up > >>>> > >>>> I have tried unsetenv OSLoader, OSLoadPartition, OSFilename > >>>> > >>>> Command menu ls device shows > >>>> > >>>> ls pci(0)scsi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(8) > >>>> boot > >>>> > >>>> I don't have any IRIX tool disks or other disks to work with. > >>>> > >>>> Any help on this is much appreciated. > >>>> > >>>> Thank you, > >>>> > >>>> rogern
