Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:37:50 -0800 (PST) From: Jon Falconer <jfalconer@puc.edu> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: warren schreiner <delta@talon.net> Subject: Re: HP NetRAID 1Si trouble [SOLVED] Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.10601121130210.28075-100000@ecf.puc.edu> In-Reply-To: <43C67D70.2010004@talon.net>
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, warren schreiner wrote: > Jon Falconer wrote: > > >Hi Everyone, > > > >I'm trying to recycle an old HP NetServer LC2000r P3/733 with 256MB RAM. > >It's been running MS Win2K for several years with no problems, but has > >become too slow for that task. I need to setup an email server for > >faculty/staff/students to do authenticated sending of email, seemed a > >perfect fit. So I started installing FreeBSD 6.0-Release like I've done > >many times before. After committing the changes, newfs claims to have > >succeeded for all partitions. But while extracting the install files it > >does not make the usual progress and fails with "Write failure on > >transfer! (wrote -1 bytes of 1425408 bytes)". Pressing alt-F2 shows the > >following messages: > > > >/stand/cpio: invalid header: checksum error > >/stand/cpio: warning: skipped 1024 bytes of junk > >/stand:cpio: :No such file or directory > > > > ... <many sets of the above messages> ... > > > >/stand/gunzip: <fd:0>: invalid stored block lengths > >/stand/cpio: premature end of file > > > >I've installed 6.0-Release on several other computers with this same CD so > >I think the CD is good. The system is booting ok from the CD so I would > >think that the CD drive is ok. > > > >I've updated the firmware on the 1Si card from F.02.05 to F.02.09, the > >latest I could find on HP's web site. I tried to install FBSD 5.4-Release > >with the same results. I ran a memory test, and it made three passes of > >eleven different test with no problems found. I installed 5.4-Release on > >an HP lp1000r with a NetRAID controller several months ago and it is > >working fine. > > > >I've run out of ideas of what to try next. Does anyone else have any > >suggestions? > > > >Thanks for your time, > > > >Jon > > > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > > > John: > > I run both lpr's and llp2000r's had the same problem I think it is the > cd drive. for some reason the drive just does not read some cd's. I've > replaced the origional drive with an hp DVD and works like a champ. The > DVD also can be used for backup. > > warren schreiner > delta healthcare partners llc > Warren, You are absolutely right. I had begun to suspect that last night, even scrounged up another CD drive. But it was late and I had to get home. This morning I had forgetten about that until I read your note. Swapped in a different CD drive and the install completed normally. Thanks! Jon
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