On 11/15/2010 06:35:38 PM, Nick Holland wrote:
> On 11/15/10 15:54, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> > I've an old HP Vectra, with 64MB RAM. When I try to upgrade
> > from 4.7 to 4.8 the bsd.rd hangs --
> >
> > Where should I go from here?
>
> try a snapshot, or do a "remote" upgrade (which doesn't use bsd.rd).
>
> As I recall, 4.8 bsd works just fine on Pentium I machines, but
> bsd.rd
> does not. Only impacts Pentium I machines, not 486 (unless you put a
> "Pentium Overdrive" chip in it), not PII.
The "remote" upgrade option worked. Thanks!
FYI, the Nov 14 bsd.rd snapshot boots as well.
> > The 4.8 bsd.rd serial port boot output:
> > ------------------<snip>--------------------
> > OpenBSD 4.8-stable (RAMDISK_CD) #0: Sat Nov 13 01:56:19 CST 2010
> > k...@forge.meme.com:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/RAMDISK_CD
> > cpu0: Intel Pentium (P54C) ("GenuineIntel" 586-class) 100 MHz
> ... (gotta love dmesgs!) ...
:)
Karl <k...@meme.com>
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