thanks everyone. I got into kernel mode with the /bsd -c boot
I saw in the dmsg that was residual on the failing boot screen that : uhci1: host controller halted I disabled uhci* while in kernel mode - and on exit from kernel mode, the system booted without error. However this device only has usb keyboard - and that is not working. maybe this is fixed in the snapshots you all are talking about - I've never worked with them - only stable. looks like that is where my adventure heads, unless someone knows about this uhci* thing and a way to "fix" the usb. In the mean time - I ssh'd into the system :) (maybe I can sell this notion of no keyboard as a security feature :) meta-junkie On 10/25/07, Joel Sing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 25 October 2007, Richard Toohey wrote: > > On 25/10/2007, at 4:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > thanks for the response. I'll give that a read, and a try. > > > > > > where are you getting 4.2? the web site only shows 4.1 as being > > > released. > > > > > > metajunkie > > > > 4.2 - order it online (they've been REALLY good this year - took less > > than 2 weeks from order to delivery to NZ.) > > > > http://www.openbsd.org/orders.html > > > > On 10/24/07, Nick Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > First, make sure you are trying a snapshot, not 4.1 or older. If > > > you are using 4.2, still try a snapshot, a lot has happened since > > > 4.2 already. If that fixes your problem, you are done. (the onboard > > > NIC problem is hinting to me that you are using an older version). > > > > Snapshots - I have not done this myself, so you'll have to RTFM > > (meant politely - like I said I have not done this myself): > > > > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BldBinary > > You don't need to build from source - just grab a binary snapshot from a > nearby FTP or HTTP server, rather than using the 4.1 release. eg: > > ftp://ftp5.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/ > > You can install a snapshot as you would normally install a release. > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > => Joel Sing | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 0419 577 603 <= > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time." > - Terry Pratchett, Hogfather > -- 010101010101010101010101010101010 010101010101010101010101010101010 0101010101 Meta Junkie 101010101010 010101010101010101010101010101010 010101010101010101010101010100101
