On 09/15/2010 07:33 PM, li...@telus.net wrote: > I hope it's not inappropriate to ask about VM's in this forum. If anyone > cares to offer some advice, here's what I'm having trouble with: > > I've created a virtual computer on Windows Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. > I'm trying to install -current via FTP or HTTP. I can boot from either > floppy48.fs or cd48.iso. The virtual NIC is detected as de0. Basic > network functionality seems to be working. I can ping hosts by name, > for example. > > I can proceed through the installation, partition the virtual disk and so > on, until I get about this far: > > Location of sets? (cd disk ftp http or 'done') [cd] ftp > HTTP/FTP proxy URL? (e.g. 'http://proxy:8800', or 'none') [none] > Server? (hostname, list#, 'done' or '?') [ftp.OpenBSD.org] > ftp5.usa.openbsd.org > Server directory? [pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/i386] > Login? [anonymous] > > Select sets by entering a set name, a file name pattern or 'all'. De-select > sets by prepending a '-' to the set name, file name pattern or 'all'. Selected > sets are labelled '[X]'. > [X] bsd [X] etc48.tgz [X] game48.tgz [X] xfont48.tgz > [X] bsd.rd [X] misc48.tgz [X] xbase48.tgz [X] xserv48.tgz > [ ] bsd.mp [X] comp48.tgz [X] xect48.tgz > [X] xbase48.tgz [X] man48.tgz [X] xshare48.tgz > Set names(s)? (or 'abort' or 'done') [done] > bsd 7% |** | 677 KB - stalled - > > I've tried this with a few different mirrors. Sometimes it got a bit farther > before stalling. Sometimes it times out completely. I'm guessing that the > 'legacy' virtual NIC (de0) is at fault, but I don't know what (if anything) > I might do about it. > > I can see from searching online that other people have succeeded with > OpenBSD on virtual machines. Has anyone here tried on a Hyper-V server? > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Richard Koett. >
Have you tried install48.iso (which includes the sets)? You should be able to get OpenBSD installed correctly, one that's done, you can test the network properly.
