I had the same problem until I updated the firmware to 4.17.1 -Ted
Landry Breuil wrote: > Hello, > > i'm trying to install OpenBSD/Sparc64 on a Blade 100, tried various > methods/versions (all described in INSTALL.sparc64), they all fail after > 'Trying bsd....' and stall. Where can i have a start point to debug what > happens/doesn't happen ? > > I've tried : > - 3.9-release Cdrom (original version from wim) > - 4.1-release cd41.iso taken from mirror/4.1 > - 4.1-current cd41.iso taken from snapshots > - knowing cd-install are not really good on blades, i tried netbooting > bsd.rd 4.1-release and -current, using another obsd box as > rarpd/tftpd/rpc.bootparamd/nfsd/mountd server, set like described in > diskless(8). The weird thing is that ofwboot.net is taken from tftpd after > 'boot net bsd.rd', ran, i see the first twolines : > OpenBSD 4.1 (obj) #0: -build-date- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc64/compile/GENERIC > then > Trying bsd.... > and > stalled-nothing more on the screen. > > but i see no mount requests in mountd -d output. > i tried following > https://www-s.acm.uiuc.edu/wiki/comments/OpenBSD+Sparc64#notes documentation > too. > > security-mode is set to none in OBP, and firmware version is 4.0.45, i don't > think it needs a firmware upgrade. > Could it be a hardware problem ? How can i get more debug information ? > > Thanks for any hints. > > Next step will be trying to use a floppy (gee, i have to find a floppy > reader and a disk), or putting the disk in my U10 (which works fine) and try > to do the install on it. > > Landry > > . > -- Theodore Bullock, <[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]> B.Sc Software Engineering Bike Across Canada Adventure http://www.comlore.com/bike