Why don't you make an usb "install" key ? And you should use 5.7 or 5.8 (almost 5.8 by using snapshot)
For an usb installation, I think this method still works : http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140225072408 Maybe your disk is dying.... -----Message d'origine----- De : [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] De la part de Joseph A Borg Envoyé : mardi 25 août 2015 18:02 À : [email protected] Objet : iMac G5 install I have an old iMac G5 on which I'd like to install OpenBSD 5.5 as that's the latest system I purchased. the CD drive doesn't work so I started it up in target mode and reformatted the internal HD from another mac. The shrunk the partition to 10Gb and copied all the relevant files from the dvd set. Doing an ofwboot I get notifications of usb timing out and then wd0 timing out. The bsd.rd hangs when listing softraid, a few messages later. I tested the disk and verified it using Disk Utility from the other mac. Am I correct in stating that the drive is connected via sata? Is this supported at 5.5? Should I forfeit or am I missing something stupid? I transcribed the following, hope I got it right: wd0(pciide 0:0:0): timeout type: ata c_bcount: 512 c_skip: 0 wd0 atpciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <ST3500320AS> wd0 (pciide 0:0:0): using pio mode 4, ultraDMA mode 6 pciide0: port 1:PHY offline wdc0 at kauaiata0 irq 38:DMA …
