On 12/12/2007, at 8:38 PM, Ioan Nemes wrote:
Greetings,
Try to install OpenBSD 4.2 i386 on a new HP Compaq dc7700 Small
Form Factor,
but when it comes to install the software sets from the CD, the
install
fails:
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Which one contains the install media? (or `done`) [cd0]
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it stops here, blanks out!
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During boot the cd0 works OK (is seems), and it is recognized as:
cd0 at scsibus0 targ0 lun0: <TSSTcorp, CDW/DWD TS-H493A, CD067
SCSI0 5/cdrom
removable
cd0(pciide0:1:0) using PIO mode 4, Ultra DMA mode 5
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Have you eliminated the obvious? For example ...
Does the CD work on other machines - can you install OpenBSD off the
same CD?
Does the machine work with other CDs (Linux, Windows, whatever?)
Can you get another OpenBSD CD to try?
There is the really-old-machine issue recently on misc@ - I've had
something similar with a scratched CD (but get errors rather than
blank output.)