From owner-freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 25 12:47:10 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2106D16A4CE for ; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:47:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA0FC43D31 for ; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:47:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.201]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i2PKl9n9006271; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:47:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@piii.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: from dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i2PKl9Bs089708; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:47:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i2PKl9i5089707; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:47:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:47:09 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Gian-Paolo Musumeci Message-ID: <20040325204709.GA89651@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> References: <200403251900.i2PJ07w8024740@wraith.pdti.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200403251900.i2PJ07w8024740@wraith.pdti.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems installing 5.2.1 onto HP rx2600 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the IA-64 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:47:10 -0000 On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 02:00:07PM -0500, Gian-Paolo Musumeci wrote: > > I'm having some difficulties getting FreeBSD 5.2.1 installed on an rx2600. > The system boots from the internal DVD mechanism without problems (although > I can't use the CDs as install media), and correctly starts a network > install. > > At exactly 85% of the way through the base, sysinstall crashes with the > error message: "Fatal Error: Invalid realloc size of 0!". I've tried a > few different mirrors and the problem is persistent. > > Any ideas on what might be going wrong here? No, but you might want to give the post 5.2.1 snaphot a try: ftp://ftp2.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ia64 It should find your CD drive. -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net