over a test local serial install on a serial configured 8.2 cd install, my serial connection works fine, see's installer menus and everything else works fine.
in DC on similar hardware ( supermicro) da0: 70092MB (143548416 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 8935C) acd0: FAILURE - READ_BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00 Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/md0 serial stops there and doesn't get to the bsd install screen. ----------- on my working local install i see the additional stages of: Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/md0 /stand/sysinstall running as init on serial console These are the predefined terminal types available to sysinstall when running stand-alone. Please choose the closest match for your particular terminal. 1 ...................... Standard ANSI terminal. 2 ...................... VT100 or compatible terminal. 3 ...................... FreeBSD system console (color). 4 ...................... FreeBSD system console (monochrome). 5 ...................... xterm terminal emulator. (yay) (the DC sees the installer over vga when they shoudn't, same ISO!!) any suggestions? thanks Paul ------------------------- Paul Macdonald IFDNRG Ltd Web and video hosting ------------------------- t: 0131 5548070 m: 07534206249 e: p...@ifdnrg.com w: http://www.ifdnrg.com ------------------------- IFDNRG 40 Maritime Street Edinburgh EH6 6SA ------------------------- _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
