Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:42:52 +0100 From: "lars@gmx.at" <lars@gmx.at> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD 6.0 on IBM BladeCenter HS20 Message-ID: <44128D8C.2070302@gmx.at> In-Reply-To: <20060310233849.GA10106@afflictions.org> References: <20060228085822.GA88352@afflictions.org> <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGMECIHEAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> <20060310233849.GA10106@afflictions.org>
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Damian Gerow wrote: > Thus spake fbsd_user (fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com) [10/03/06 08:59]: > : I see you both have Bladecenters. > : Have you had any luck with getting FreeBSD to install on it yet. > : > : What is the status of your efforts. > : > : Been offered contract to do this for client, > : but need to know if it can be done before I accept the job. > > I have yet to get it working, but I've been focusing explicitly on an > Opteron blade using an amd64 install. It seems as though you may have luck > by using an Intel blade (these are by far more common), and doing the > install via the Java-based console provided by the Management Module. It > seems as though the keyboard just 'works' once you boot into an installed > system. > > However, as I've not personally gotten it to work (and won't be able to play > with it for at least another two weeks), I can only say I suspect that > approach will work. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Maybe this might help: http://wiki.bsdforen.de/index.php/FreeBSD_On_IBM_Blade
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