On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:20:48 +0100 Jan Stary <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 14 18:14:18, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to install OpenBSD 5.8 release on sdcard of PC Engines > > apu1d, but installer exits after selecting root disk, leaving me in > > prompt: > > > > ---cut-here--- > > Available disks are: sd0 sd1. > > Which disk is the root disk? ('?' for details) [sd0] sd1 > > Disk: sd1 geometry: 1911/255/63 [30703616 Sectors] > > Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55 > > Starting Ending LBA Info: > > #: id C H S - C H S [ > > > > # > > ---cut-here--- > > > > I changed sdcard, tried to install both from usb thumb drive (fs) > > and usb optical drive (iso), with the same result. I tried both > > i386 and amd64. Needless to say, checksums of downloaded iso/fs are > > correct. > > > > Strangely enough, I've recently installed a few apu1d's the same way > > without problem. The only difference is power adapter - I am not > > using the one from PC Engines now, but generic one with same > > specification instead. > > > > Could power adapter cause such behaviour? If not, what could? > > My Alix1C was failing with disk operations, > I sent it to PC engines, they said it was a bad adaptor, > sent it back with a new one (and a chocolate) > and the problems disappeared. > > I have also seen an ALIX1D rebooting for no reason with a generic > adapter, which disappeared after I replaced it with the original one. > > I don't know if yours is the case too, > but would definitely try it. >
I will definitely replace generic with original one. I tried with another apu1d which was already installed succesfully before and it failed too. Just as I was starting to get really nervous about it, I remembered that successful installation was done from ancient laptop with integrated serial port and serial cable, while failing installation is being done from modern ultrabook with USB-to-Serial adapter. I switched to old laptop + serial and installation finished fine. Perhaps it will be interesting to someone: when I switched to baud rate of 9600, installer exited at 'do you wish to create user' prompt. I guess my particular model of USB-to-Serial has issues. Strangely enough, same behaviour was seen from both Linux/xfce4-terminal and Windows/putty. -- Before enlightenment - chop wood, draw water. After enlightenment - chop wood, draw water. Marko Cupać https://www.mimar.rs/
