From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 17 02:39:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3F78106566B for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:39:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from on@cs.ait.ac.th) Received: from mail.cs.ait.ac.th (mail.cs.ait.ac.th [192.41.170.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 751DE8FC15 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:39:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from on@cs.ait.ac.th) Received: from banyan.cs.ait.ac.th (banyan.cs.ait.ac.th [192.41.170.5]) by mail.cs.ait.ac.th (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n2H2aCuY094743 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:36:12 +0700 (ICT) (envelope-from on@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th) Received: (from on@localhost) by banyan.cs.ait.ac.th (8.14.2/8.12.11) id n2H2dbRP062115; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:39:37 +0700 (ICT) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:39:37 +0700 (ICT) Message-Id: <200903170239.n2H2dbRP062115@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> From: Olivier Nicole To: korvus@comcast.net In-reply-to: <49BED6FB.6060704@comcast.net> (message from Steve Polyack on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:47:23 -0400) References: <200903160456.n2G4uSFt009354@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <49BED6FB.6060704@comcast.net> X-Virus-Scanned: on CSIM by amavisd-milter (http://www.amavis.org/) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing 7.1 amd64 on Dell powerEdge 2950 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:39:46 -0000 Hi, > I've had(and have) several fairly new Dell PowerEdge2950 servers running > FreeBSD 7.1/amd64 just fine. Is this a brand new 2950 (2950 III, or > whatever), or an older one? Depends how new is new, we bought it at the end of last year. > I'd make sure that the BIOS, BMC, and PERC > (if you have one) firmwares are all up to date. OK. > Barring that, have you tried another installation CD? No, but that very installation CD worked well on other machines (Dell 1950 and Dell 200). And both Dell 2950 are failing the same way. Best regards, Olivier