2007/5/31, Ted Bullock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I had the same problem until I updated the firmware to 4.17.1
-Ted > > Landry Breuil wrote: > > Hello, > > > > i'm trying to install OpenBSD/Sparc64 on a Blade 100, tried various > > methods/versions (all described in INSTALL.sparc64), they all fail after > > 'Trying bsd....' and stall. Where can i have a start point to debug what > > happens/doesn't happen ? > > > > I've tried : > > - 3.9-release Cdrom (original version from wim) > > - 4.1-release cd41.iso taken from mirror/4.1 > > - 4.1-current cd41.iso taken from snapshots > > - knowing cd-install are not really good on blades, i tried netbooting > > bsd.rd 4.1-release and -current, using another obsd box as > > rarpd/tftpd/rpc.bootparamd/nfsd/mountd server, set like described in > > diskless(8). The weird thing is that ofwboot.net is taken from tftpd > after > > 'boot net bsd.rd', ran, i see the first twolines : > > OpenBSD 4.1 (obj) #0: -build-date- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > :/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc64/compile/GENERIC > > then > > Trying bsd.... > > and > > stalled-nothing more on the screen. > > > > but i see no mount requests in mountd -d output. > > i tried following > > https://www-s.acm.uiuc.edu/wiki/comments/OpenBSD+Sparc64#notesdocumentation > > too. > > > > security-mode is set to none in OBP, and firmware version is 4.0.45, i > don't > > think it needs a firmware upgrade. > > Could it be a hardware problem ? How can i get more debug information ? > > > > Thanks for any hints. > > > > Next step will be trying to use a floppy (gee, i have to find a floppy > > reader and a disk), or putting the disk in my U10 (which works fine) and > try > > to do the install on it. > > > > Landry Upgrading to 4.17.1 didn't solved the issue here.... i'm still having the same problem, kernel hanging just after "Trying bsd....", either using netboot or cdrom and various versions. I had no problem installing -current on Ultra60, even with a really older firmware version.. Really annoying. If anyone has a hint to debug this issue.. Landry
