Did you try install i386 version if there is same problem and did you try latest snapshot in case that possible bug, if any, is repaired?
On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Alexander Farber <alexander.far...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Thomas, > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Tomas Bodzar <tomas.bod...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:41 AM, Alexander Farber >> <alexander.far...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 8:35 PM, umaxx <um...@oleco.net> wrote: >>>> http://wiki.bsdforen.de/howto/strato_mr2_openbsd >>>> for initial installation procedure since dettus.net was not really >>>> working for me cause of MBR boot issues (probably my fault). >>>> >>>>> (Also I guess I should take amd64 there?) >>>> >>>> Yes. >>> >>> I've now rented Strato's SR-7 server and since the dettus.net >>> method (cat floppy47.fs > /dev/sda) doesn't work for me, >>> I'm trying the qemu method you've suggested, but >> >> Where on that page is sentence that you need to use cat floppy47.fs > >> /dev/sda? Read this http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html before trying >> someones old and untrusted methods and after that try to install >> something. >> >>> >>> B qemu -hda install.img -cdrom install47.iso -boot d >>> >>> stucks during right at the beginning of the boot: >>> >>> ...... >>>>> OpenBSD/amd64 CDBOOT 2.01 >>> boot> booting cd0a:/4.7/amd64/bsd.rd: ...numbers.... >>> >>> Should I disable anything to make the kernel boot? >> >> Are you trying this on 64bit machine, with 64bit OS and 64bit Qemu? > > yes, yes and yes: > > CentOS 5.5 64-bit at the "Strato HighQ-Server SR-7" > with AMD Quad Opteron 1381 and the qemu from CentOS packages. > > It hangs when starting install47.iso (AMD64) > right after I enter ENTER or "-c" or "boot -c" > (I was hoping to enter "disable acpi"...) > > Regards > Alex > > PS: I couldn't change to Hetzner.de because > B B B I'm locked for 12 months by the Strato's contract
