2009/11/5 Robert <rob...@openbsd.pap.st> > On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:08:48 +0100 > Jean-Frangois SIMON <jfsimon1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 2009/11/4 STeve Andre' <and...@msu.edu> > > > > > On Wednesday 04 November 2009 16:10:06 Jean-Frangois SIMON wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > Is there any particular problem with installing OpenBSD on a SSD > > > > HD ? I once could on one machine but on my actual machine it > > > > simply does'nt > > > work. > > > > After a while, the SSD disk becomes like overloaded and > > > > unavailable to continue the installing process of 4.6. > > > > Regards > > > > > > I played with one, briefly, and it seemed to work. A litte weird, > > > not hearing anything from it... > > > > > > But I'm not at all eager to actually use them just yet. Look for > > > the goofs Intel has had with them. How long will they last, and > > > what is the failure mode like? More often than not a spinning disk > > > will give notice of impending death with a few bad spots before The > > > End. But what of an SSD? By its very nature I could see an > > > address line going, leaving a very weird pattern of unaffected data. > > > > > > SSDs are the future, I'm fairly sure but I think they need to mature > > > as well as get bigger. > > > > > > Lastly, saying where the install hangs would really help. And of > > > course how big is it and who made it? > > > > > > --STeve Andre' > > > > > > > > Hello, > > It will be a small SSD like 32 Go or 64 Go for my personal computer. > > It actually works for my home server however installing on my main > > computer fails during the installing process by going slower and > > slower then making IO errors. > > Regards > > Those errors are not printed to the screen? > The SSD also inhibits printing of the dmesg? > Sorry if i am mistaken and you don't want your issue resolved, but only > rant. In that case you can disregard this mail. > > - Robert >
I actually just posted them before (some ten minutes ago in the same thread). More cannot be done (like dmesg) at the moment because yes, it can be printed out on the screen, but i'm not used to the stuff that makes it out of a very minimalistic system such as a serial console, sorry for that. Regards
