Hi all, I've had the same problems described on (http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&w=2&r=1&s=x336&q=b) trying to install OpenBSD on a IBM x336.
To be short, the problem is: - You need to disable ACPI to install the system - Even with ACPI disabled, after installation the system can't boot. Problems related to the onboard VGA (ATI Radeon) But I could install and boot the system this way: 1 - Disable Hyper Threading on BIOS 2 - Install the i386 version 3 - Redirect terminal to a Serial console 4 - Disable ACPI and VGA To do this, when the boot prompt appears: boot> set tty com0 With a null cable modem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:D9_Null_Modem_Wiring.png on another OpenBSD system: # cu -l /dev/ttyU0 (change to you com port) UKC> disable acpi UKC> disable vga UKC> exit And the system happily boots, apparently working without other issues. For now, that's it, seems the system can be installed and used headless. I'll make these configurations permanent, make some tests with iperf to assure stability under network load and put it in production next week or so. Regards, Fabio Almeida
