Mitch, Steve: Thanks for your responses... You're not going to believe what the problem was. I recently attached a wireless keyboard to my KVM switch, apparently 4.2+ doesn't like it. I switched back to a wired keyboard (still going through the KVM mind you) and the installer completed sucessfully.
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Mitch Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dontek, > > You really need to go download, burn, and install the latest Firmware > ISO (8.00) from the HP site. > > There are major updates provided there for multiple system components > due to HP _really_ messing up on supplying decent firmware for their > server platforms. > > Thankfully HP puts it all on one CD. > > Mitch > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Steve Shockley > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 8:05 AM > To: misc@openbsd.org > Subject: Re: No 4.2 or 4.3 Love > > dontek wrote: >> The last version of OpenBSD I have been able to install on my Compaq >> Prolient DL360 G2 is 4.1. In all cases I am attempting to boot and >> install using the i386 cd4x.iso. In both cases of attempting to >> install 4.2 and 4.3, the installer hard-locks at the end of the >> dmesg. No keyboard input is possible after the lock-up. > > I have OpenBSD 4.2 and 4.3 on several DL360 G2s. Maybe there's a > compatability problem between your media and the drive? Make sure your > mainboard and controller firmware are up-to-date and try playing with > the "OS Type" setting in BIOS, and/or APIC settings if they exist.
