Here's some info. The dd of /dev/zero is still running after almost 6 hours which is mind boggling, because before the 2020.10 install 2021.01-rc1 did it in ~1:11. I want to let it finish before I take it down and pull the 8 GB DIMM. It's quite singular. I've never seen anything like this before. But that's true of the whole experience with this machine.
I'll verify by booting a Z400, but I'm fairly certain that the text installer is not creating the /reconfigure file as it should. I've not had a failure since I specified the reconfigure option at first boot. I've done all the experiments I can stand with the Z840. I just want it up and in production or on its way back to the seller. I have no desire to fight the "missing driver" battle. Most likely the 8 GB DIMM is the cause of the glacial behavior. Reg rhb@Z840:~$ prtconf -D System Configuration: Hewlett-Packard i86pc Memory size: 73645 Megabytes System Peripherals (Software Nodes): i86pc (driver name: rootnex) scsi_vhci, instance #0 (driver name: scsi_vhci) disk, instance #1 (driver name: sd) disk, instance #2 (driver name: sd) disk, instance #3 (driver name: sd) disk, instance #4 (driver name: sd) pci, instance #0 (driver name: npe) pci103c,2129 pci8086,6f02, instance #0 (driver name: pcieb) pci103c,158b, instance #0 (driver name: mpt_sas) iport, instance #1 (driver name: mpt_sas) iport, instance #2 (driver name: mpt_sas) iport, instance #3 (driver name: mpt_sas) iport, instance #4 (driver name: mpt_sas) iport, instance #5 (driver name: mpt_sas) pci8086,6f03 (driver name: pcieb) pci8086,6f04 (driver name: pcieb) pci8086,6f08, instance #3 (driver name: pcieb) display, instance #0 (driver name: nvidia) pci10de,965, instance #1 (driver name: audiohd) pci8086,6f28 pci8086,6f29 pci8086,6f2a pci8086,0 pci103c,2129 pci103c,2129, instance #0 (driver name: ahci) pci103c,2129, instance #0 (driver name: xhci) mouse, instance #0 (driver name: hid) keyboard, instance #1 (driver name: hid) hub, instance #2 (driver name: hubd) pci103c,2129 pci103c,2129 pci103c,2129, instance #0 (driver name: e1000g) pci103c,2129, instance #0 (driver name: ehci) hub, instance #0 (driver name: hubd) pci103c,2129, instance #0 (driver name: audiohd) pci8086,8d10, instance #4 (driver name: pcieb) pci103c,2129, instance #0 (driver name: igb) pci8086,8d16 (driver name: pcieb) pci8086,8d18 (driver name: pcieb) pci103c,2129, instance #1 (driver name: ehci) hub, instance #1 (driver name: hubd) isa, instance #0 (driver name: isa) asy, instance #0 (driver name: asy) i8042, instance #0 (driver name: i8042) mouse, instance #0 (driver name: mouse8042) keyboard, instance #0 (driver name: kb8042) tpm, instance #0 (driver name: tpm) pit_beep, instance #0 (driver name: pit_beep) pci103c,2129, instance #1 (driver name: ahci) cdrom, instance #0 (driver name: sd) pci103c,2129 ioapics ioapic, instance #0 pci, instance #1 (driver name: npe) pci8086,6f81 pci8086,6f36 pci8086,6f37 pci8086,6f76 pci8086,6fe0 pci8086,6fe1 pci8086,6fe2 pci8086,6fe3 pci8086,6fe4 pci8086,6fe5 pci8086,6fe6 pci8086,6fe7 pci8086,6fe8 pci8086,6fe9 pci8086,6fea pci8086,6feb pci8086,6fec pci8086,6fed pci8086,6ff8 pci8086,6ff9 pci8086,6ffa pci8086,6ffb pci8086,6fe0 pci8086,6fe0 pci8086,6fe0 pci8086,6f1d pci8086,6f34 pci8086,6f1e pci8086,6f7d pci8086,6f1f pci8086,6fa0 pci8086,6f30 pci8086,6f60 pci8086,6f38 pci8086,6fa8 pci8086,6f71 pci8086,6faa pci8086,6fab pci8086,6fae pci8086,6faf pci8086,6fb0 pci8086,6fb1 pci8086,6fb2 pci8086,6fb3 pci8086,6fbc pci8086,6fbd pci8086,6fbe pci8086,6fbf pci8086,6f68 pci8086,6f79 pci8086,6f6a pci8086,6f6b pci8086,6f6e pci8086,6f6f pci8086,6fd0 pci8086,6fd1 pci8086,6fd2 pci8086,6fd3 pci8086,6fb8 pci8086,6fb9 pci8086,6fba pci8086,6fbb pci8086,6f98 pci8086,6f99 pci8086,6f9a pci8086,6fc0 pci8086,6f9c pci8086,6f88 pci8086,6f8a fw, instance #0 (driver name: acpinex) sb, instance #1 (driver name: acpinex) socket, instance #2 (driver name: acpinex) cpu, instance #0 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #1 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #2 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #3 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #4 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #5 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #6 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #7 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #8 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #9 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #10 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #11 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #12 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #13 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #14 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #15 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #16 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #17 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #18 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #19 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #20 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #21 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #22 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #23 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #24 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #25 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #26 (driver name: cpudrv) cpu, instance #27 (driver name: cpudrv) usbroothub, instance #3 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #6 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #7 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #8 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #9 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #10 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #11 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #12 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #13 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #14 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #15 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #16 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #17 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #18 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #43 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #44 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #45 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #46 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #19 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #20 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #21 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #22 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #23 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #24 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #47 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #48 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #49 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #50 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #25 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #26 (driver name: acpinex) usbroothub, instance #4 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #27 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #37 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #38 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #39 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #40 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #41 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #42 (driver name: acpinex) usbroothub, instance #5 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #28 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #29 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #30 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #31 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #32 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #33 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #34 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #35 (driver name: acpinex) port, instance #36 (driver name: acpinex) used-resources iscsi, instance #0 (driver name: iscsi) agpgart, instance #0 (driver name: agpgart) options, instance #0 (driver name: options) pseudo, instance #0 (driver name: pseudo) xsvc, instance #0 (driver name: xsvc) rhb@Z840:~$ _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss