On 08/23/14 18:30, Adam Thompson wrote:
On 14-08-23 05:49 PM, Adam Thompson wrote:
Copying install55.fs to a USB stick and booting from it starts to
boot, gets part-way through the boot process, then suddenly reboots.
All amd64 images fail in exactly the same way. The server logs a
Machine Check Exception on CPU1 along with a bunch of "Unknown OEM
Sensor triggered" events. (It's a Dell - how can the OEM [i.e. Dell!]
sensors be unknown???)
And now begins the torturous process of determining what changed -
booting a 4.0 amd64 CD works just fine.
I was about to start a binary search to find the last version that
worked correctly, but I see the main site and mirrors all go back as
far as 5.3 and no further.
My google-fu is weak, apparently - where do I find (i.e. download)
older releases that I can't find my CDs for?
I would try a CD image to see if it reboots. Use the DRAC, if
available, to log the output.
I have seen bad memory cause machine check exceptions. Although it's
odd that an older OpenBSD image boots. Might want to run Dell diags to
see if it turns up anything. Or reseat all of the DIMMs to see if that
helps.
The PE2900 is a bit old. A little more modern hardware, if possible,
might be a better option. One of my favourite Dell machines is the
R900, but it's pretty old too...
Stan
