The last version of OpenBSD I have been able to install on my Compaq Prolient DL360 G2 is 4.1. In all cases I am attempting to boot and install using the i386 cd4x.iso. In both cases of attempting to install 4.2 and 4.3, the installer hard-locks at the end of the dmesg. No keyboard input is possible after the lock-up.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 4.1 boot into the installer works and the last lines of the dmesg are as follows: biomask fbcd netmask ffed ttymask ffef rd0: fixed, 3800 blocks rootdev=0x1100 rrootdev=0x2f00 rawdev=0x2f02 erase ^?, werase ^W... <insert rest of control keys here> (I)nstall, (U)pgrade or (S)hell ...after which I can complete a fresh install ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 4.2 boot ends like this: biomask fbcd netmask ffed ttymask ffef rd0: fixed, 3800 blocks dkcsum: sd0 matches BIOS drive 0x80 root on rd0a swap on rd0b dump on rd0b ----------------------------------------------------------- The 4.3 boot ends like this: biomask fbcd netmask ffed ttymask ffef rd0: fixed, 3800 blocks root on rd0a swap on rd0b dump on rd0b ----------------------------------------------------------- As you can see, with 4.2 and 4.3, the installer never actually starts. No amount of time past will produce the '(I)nstall, (U)pgrade...' prompt. Any ideas? Thanks, don.. P.S. I attempted verbose boot and the very last line of output is still always... root on rd0a swap on rd0b dump on rd0b I also attempted disabling acpi and apm with the same results, as I found this helped other people with somewhat similar problems installing, while I was googling for answers.
