On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 10:35:45AM -0000, Stuart Henderson wrote:
> On 2025-01-13, Fables Bookshop <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have OpenBSD version 7.6 downloaded and burnt to a dvd. This will not
> > install to a clean hdd. My old version 7.1 will still install fine.
> >
> > It fails soon after loading the file sets, they do not load fully, the
> > %age count never reaches 100% and it then offers to reboot. I did a
> > second download, burnt a second dvd, but the process repeats itself. So
> > at this point no dmesg.
> >
> > The machine had the minimum 2G memory which I have upgraded to 4G, again
> > no change. I am suspecting some change perhaps rendering an older
> > machine unusable.
> >
> > I don't believe that I can Upgrade from the new disk so have not tried
> > that. Sorry if this is a bit short on info.
> >
> > I see that some of the mirrors offer iso's of earlier releases, maybe I
> > should start with version 7.2 and work my way up? Looking for ideas that
> > are less than desperate.
>
> worth a try. ftp.eu.openbsd.org is a good source for old releases.
> dmesg from a working release might give clues.
>
> --
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>
>From a developer point of view it interesting to know why the DVD
install fails currently.
If the goal is just get an install working, a network install might
reach that goal faster.
-Otto
