You are trying to install the OpenBSD for the i386 Platform on a modern system. Try the one for amd64 instead:
https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/7.7/amd64/ On 9/16/25 00:46, [email protected] wrote:
Hello, I have an old Intel i5 desktop that I was not able to install OpenBSD onto, and I have used for some years with other OSs. I'd like to use this excellent OS, though, so I am trying again. The dmesg from a bsd.rd boot is posted below. It was created using a usb flash drive that has 7.7 installed. The flash drive successfully boots 7.7, as tested on 2 other desktops. I can boot bsd.rd, and even install the os on the hard drive. When I attempt to boot ./bsd from the hard drive, or from the live system on the flash drive, the last lines that it prints before crashing are: spkr0 at pcppi0 wbsio0 at isao port 0x2e/s: NCT677SF rev 0x73 npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID using exception 16 kernel: protection fault trap code=503 stopped at softintr_dispatch+0x1: movl %esp,%epb ddb> After the 'ddb>', the system is unresponsive, even to a CTRL-ALT-DEL, and requires several seconds on the power button to turn off. Since the system crashes, I couldn't do anything with ddb, even if I knew how to use it (at which I have no experience). I can't enclose the output from the attempted boot because of the hard crash. I could try to take photos or video if that is desired. I could also copy more lines than the last 3, up to as many are on the screen, if that is desired. I read enough about 'boot -c' learn how to disable, and I tried disabling the last item before the crash, which was npx0, but the system still crashes. If anyone has a suggestion as to what I might try next, I'd be grateful for it. Thank you
