Dell PE R210 won't boot from install54.iso CD

2014-04-22 Thread Mike Grau 
Hello,

I'm new to OpenBSD and hope someone here has been able to install
OpenBSD on a Dell PE  R210. It will not boot the install CD (made from
install54.iso). Here's the console:

CD-ROM: 82
Loading /5.4/AMD64/CDBOOT
probing: pc0 com0 com1 mem[624K 3061M a20=on]
disk:

   _


The R210 _does_ boot from a linux install disk, and this same OpenBSD
install CD does boot when used in a Dell Optiplex GX520.

Is there something that needs to be done more than setting the boot
sequence in the bios for the PE R210 boot from the CD?

Thanks! -- Mike G.

Re: Dell PE R210 won't boot from install54.iso CD

2014-04-22 Thread Mike Grau 
> Not necessarily but possibly related, FreeBSD also cannot currently boot or 
> run on many Dell R-series systems.  It's an ongoing issue over there.
> -Adam
> 

I see ...

Yes, it will not boot a FreeBSD 10.0 either. Guess I'm out of luck for now.

Thanks! -- Mike G.

Re: Dell PE R210 won't boot from install54.iso CD

2014-04-22 Thread Mike Grau 
> CD-ROM: 9F
> Loading /5.5/I386/CDBOOT
> probing: pc0 com0 com1 apm pci mem[639K 510M a20=on]
> disk: fd0 hd0+ cd0
>>> OpenBSD/i386 CDBOOT 3.23
> boot>
> 
> So we can see you are hanging at the disk enumeration step.
> 
> Oh...um...are you actually on a monitor and keyboard, or are you using a
> serial console?  Funny things can happen if the BIOS was doing
> redirection, then figures the OS is loaded and hands control of the
> serial port over to the OS at that point.  Not EXACTLY where I'd expect
> that error, but ...
> IF you are using a serial console, you would want to add a
> /etc/boot.conf file to your CD with the serial redirection command on it
> ("set tty com0").
> 

I am using a keyboard and monitor.

I can see noting in the BIOS setting that makes me suspicious, but then
I'm not sure I'd know.

At any rate thanks to all who've given advice and suggestions; I'm being
requires to move on for the time being. I'll have to try later.

I'll note here for interest that the box _does_ boot from the NetBSD CD
also.

Thanks -- Mike