On 2025-01-14, Stuart Henderson <stu.li...@spacehopper.org> wrote: > On 2025-01-13, Fables Bookshop <ae...@fables.co.za> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have OpenBSD version 7.6 downloaded and burnt to a dvd. This will not >> install to a clean hdd. My old version 7.1 will still install fine. >> >> It fails soon after loading the file sets, they do not load fully, the >> %age count never reaches 100% and it then offers to reboot. I did a >> second download, burnt a second dvd, but the process repeats itself. So >> at this point no dmesg. >> >> The machine had the minimum 2G memory which I have upgraded to 4G, again >> no change. I am suspecting some change perhaps rendering an older >> machine unusable. >> >> I don't believe that I can Upgrade from the new disk so have not tried >> that. Sorry if this is a bit short on info. >> >> I see that some of the mirrors offer iso's of earlier releases, maybe I >> should start with version 7.2 and work my way up? Looking for ideas that >> are less than desperate. > > worth a try. ftp.eu.openbsd.org is a good source for old releases. > dmesg from a working release might give clues.
also: if you can get it (e.g. via usb storage), comparing a dmesg from a working release, with one from the ramdisk kernel that's having trouble, might be of interest.
