Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:36:40 +0200 From: Michiel Boland <boland37@xs4all.nl> To: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: 9.2-RC1 sparc install via network problems Message-ID: <51FFE2A8.3040504@xs4all.nl>
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Hi. I have some problems installing 9.2-RC1 on sparc64 via the network
I have a dhcp server, and an NFS server that exports the disc1 ISO.
Relevant portions of dhcpd.conf:
filename "boot/loader";
option root-path "<ip-address-of-nfs-server>:/cdrom";
The boot/loader was copied from the install image. The tftpboot directory is
otherwise empty. (So no loader.conf etc.)
First I tried booting an Ultra10. That paniced immediately
isp0: <Qlogic ISP 1020/1040 PCI SCSI Adapter> port 0x1000-0x10ff mem
0x2808000-0x2808fff at device 4.0 on pci3
isp0: invalid NVRAM header
isp1: <Qlogic ISP 1020/1040 PCI SCSI Adapter> port 0x2000-0x20ff mem
0x2900000-0x2900fff at device 2.0 on pci2
panic: trap: data access error (kernel)
cpuid = 0
KDB: stack backtrace:
#0 0xc08588b4 at trap+0x554
Uptime: 1s
This may be a hardware thing so I did not pursue this further. Maybe Ultra10 is
no longer supported, I don't know. (Ultra10s are crap anyway :)
Next I tried netbooting a V-120. That at least did not panic, but instead of
starting the installer it produced this message on the console
cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
Trying to mount root from cd9660:/dev/iso9660/FREEBSD_INSTALL [ro]...
mountroot: waiting for device /dev/iso9660/FREEBSD_INSTALL ...
Mounting from cd9660:/dev/iso9660/FREEBSD_INSTALL failed with error 19.
Trying to mount root from nfs: []...
At which point all I get is a single-user shell.
Is installing via the network supported at all with the new bsd installer? Any
magic loader options I need to get this to work?
Cheers
Michiel
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