Hi all, It works for me. When installing OpenBSD on Soekris by using minicom and null-modem, you must commit the console like this:
Change the default console to com0? [no] *yes* If you follow the traditional openbsd installation, the first boot will freeze during reboot procedure. Hope it may help. HB. 2010/1/2 henri bosh <[email protected]> > > Hi, > > I also have the same problem since Novembre 2009, I have bought three > ScanDisk CF but OpenBSD does not succeed to boot. > I have tried this recommanded card by Soekris. > > - *ScanDisk Ultra II CompactFlash 15MB/s 8GB (==> Freezes at boot)* > - *Scandisk Extreme CompactFlash 60MB/s 8GB (==> Freezes at boot)* > - *Scandisk Extreme III 30MB/s 8GB ( OpenBSD 4.6 also freezes at boot) > * > > > I have got this type of messages and freezes : > > *1 Seconds to automatic boot. Press Ctrl-P for entering Monitor.* > > *Using drive 0, partition 3.* > > *Loading...* > > *probing: pc0 com0 com1 pci mem[639K 511M a20=on]* > > *disk: hd0+* > > *>> OpenBSD/i386 BOOT 3.02* > > *boot>* > > *booting hd0a:/bsd: 6563548+1052072 [52+345584+327881]=0x7e7ce8* > > *entry point at 0x200120* > > > Any idea ? Thanks in advance > > > HB > > > > 2009/12/31 Bill Maas <[email protected]> > > Hi Aniss, >> >> in your previous post you got this: >> >> boot> >> booting hd0a:/bsd: 6563548+1052072=0x7435f8 >> entry point at 0x200120 >> >> Followed by {void}. Note that here boot.conf has been parsed and the >> kernel image has been loaded. This would in most cases indicate a system >> booting with the wrong output parameters. >> >> But you're right, it can also point at a system that simply hangs. >> Interesting question is why it then doesn't if you enter the boot >> parameters manually. Perhaps better consult the OpenBSD misc list. >> >> I hope I understand you well, posting the output of a bsd.rd boot as >> well doesn't make things clearer.. (that's a totally different story). >> >> Warning about the misc list in case you're not familiar with it: always >> post at least a full dmesg, and show lots of respect for the project - >> they bark a lot there but they bite as well:) >> >> Good luck, >> >> Bill >> >> >> On Thu, 2009-12-31 at 13:52 +0000, aniss siyouti wrote: >> > hi, >> > yes i can log via SSH but just when i hit in the command prompt >> > "boot>" the instruction of the boot.conf file, if i do nothing the >> > system hangs . >> > >> > comBIOS ver. 1.32i 20071005 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Soekris >> Engineering. >> > >> > net5501 >> > >> > 0512 Mbyte Memory CPU Geode LX 500 Mhz >> > >> > Pri Sla SMC512AFB6E LBA 1014-16-63 511 Mbyte >> > >> > Slot Vend Dev ClassRev Cmd Stat CL LT HT Base1 Base2 Int >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > 0:01:2 1022 2082 10100000 0006 0220 08 00 00 A0000000 00000000 10 >> > 0:06:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E101 A0004000 11 >> > 0:07:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E201 A0004100 05 >> > 0:08:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E301 A0004200 09 >> > 0:09:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E401 A0004300 12 >> > 0:20:0 1022 2090 06010003 0009 02A0 08 40 80 00006001 00006101 >> > 0:20:2 1022 209A 01018001 0005 02A0 08 00 00 00000000 00000000 >> > 0:21:0 1022 2094 0C031002 0006 0230 08 00 80 A0005000 00000000 15 >> > 0:21:1 1022 2095 0C032002 0006 0230 08 00 00 A0006000 00000000 15 >> > >> > 1 Seconds to automatic boot. Press Ctrl-P for entering Monitor. >> > Using drive 0, partition 3. >> > Loading... >> > probing: pc0 com0 com1 pci mem[639K 511M a20=on] >> > disk: hd0+ >> > >> OpenBSD/i386 BOOT 3.02 >> > switching console to com0 >> > >> OpenBSD/i386 BOOT 3.02 >> > boot> stty com0 19200 >> > >> > com0: 19200 baud >> > boot> set tty com0 >> > switching console to com0 >> > >> OpenBSD/i386 BOOT 3.02 >> > boot> boot bsd.rd >> > booting hd0a:bsd.rd: 5651156+913072 [52+211008+196339]=0x6a6260 >> > entry point at 0x200120 >> > >> > Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 >> > The Regents of the University of California. All rights >> reserved. >> > Copyright (c) 1995-2009 OpenBSD. All rights reserved. >> http://www.OpenBSD.org >> > >> > OpenBSD 4.6 (RAMDISK_CD) #53: Thu Jul 9 21:41:35 MDT 2009 >> > [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/RAMDISK_CD >> > cpu0: Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS ("AuthenticAMD" >> 586-class) 500 M >> > ..... >> > bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+ BIOS, date 20/71/05, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xfac40 >> > ..... >> > com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8/8 irq 4: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo >> > com0: console >> > com1 at isa0 port 0x2f8/8 irq 3: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo >> > ....... >> > erase ^?, werase ^W, kill ^U, intr ^C, status ^T >> > >> > Welcome to the OpenBSD/i386 4.6 installation program. >> > (I)nstall, (U)pgrade or (S)hell? S >> > # ls >> > .profile etc install.sub sbin usr >> > bin install mnt tmp var >> > dev install.md mnt2 upgrade >> > # >> > >> > 2009/12/29, Bill Maas <[email protected]>: >> > > Hi Aniss, >> > > >> > > I don't think the order of the stty and set command matters a lot. >> > > Just don't place the boot command in top, or they never will be >> > > executed. Did you activate serial output in /etc/ttys? That's the only >> > > other trivial thing I can come up with. A non-trivial thing would be >> the >> > > boot loader not being able to correctly parse /etc/boot.conf for some >> > > reason and load the kernel using default settings, but so far I've >> never >> > > seen that happen, and you probably would get an error message in that >> > > case. It MUST be the kernel serial port setup somewhere, since >> > > everything else goes according to plan. Can you log in over SSH? >> > > >> > > Bill >> > > >> > > On Tue, 2009-12-29 at 14:26 +0100, aniss siyouti wrote: >> > >> Hi Bill , >> > >> >> > >> I checked the order of the boot commands in boot.conf and i noticed >> > >> that is different from the order in the document >> > >> my boot.conf : >> > >> >> > >> set tty com0 >> > >> >> > >> stty com0 19200 >> > >> >> > >> boot tftp:/bsd.rd >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> the correct order : >> > >> >> > >> stty com0 19200 >> > >> >> > >> set tty com0 >> > >> >> > >> boot tftp:/bsd.rd >> > >> >> > >> i tried to reprogram my soekris box using pxebooting but my system >> > >> hang again after the same message,I’m apparently unlucky; >> > >> aniss >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> 2009/12/28 Bill Maas <[email protected]> >> > >> Hi Aniss, >> > >> >> > >> I sent the previous message prematurely, so let's finish it. >> > >> The text >> > >> comes from the doc I pointed you to. Your Soekris box is >> > >> probably >> > >> booting just fine, you just don't get to witness it;). >> > >> >> > >> Bill >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 11:58 +0000, aniss siyouti wrote: >> > >> >> > >> > thank you all it works , i installed the packages using >> > >> local ftp >> > >> > server. >> > >> > but i have another problem,when i reboot my soekris,The >> > >> cursor stops >> > >> > at the following line : >> > >> > "boot> booting hd0a:/bsd: 6563548+1052072=0x7435f8 >> > >> > entry point at 0x200120" >> > >> > i have changed the boot order, why it always booting on the >> > >> hd? >> > >> > >> > >> > ............ >> > >> > > show >> > >> > >> > >> > ConSpeed = 19200 >> > >> > ConLock = Enabled >> > >> > ConMute = Disabled >> > >> > BIOSentry = Enabled >> > >> > PCIROMS = Enabled >> > >> > PXEBoot = Enabled >> > >> > FLASH = Primary >> > >> > BootDelay = 5 >> > >> > FastBoot = Disabled >> > >> > BootPartition = Disabled >> > >> > BootDrive = 80 81 F0 FF >> > >> > ShowPCI = Enabled >> > >> > Reset = Hard >> > >> > .............. >> > >> > >> > >> > Slot Vend Dev ClassRev Cmd Stat CL LT HT Base1 >> Base2 >> > >> Int >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > 0:01:2 1022 2082 10100000 0006 0220 08 00 00 A0000000 >> > >> 00000000 10 >> > >> > 0:06:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E101 >> > >> A0004000 11 >> > >> > 0:07:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E201 >> > >> A0004100 05 >> > >> > 0:08:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E301 >> > >> A0004200 09 >> > >> > 0:09:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E401 >> > >> A0004300 12 >> > >> > 0:20:0 1022 2090 06010003 0009 02A0 08 40 80 00006001 >> > >> 00006101 >> > >> > 0:20:2 1022 209A 01018001 0005 02A0 08 00 00 00000000 >> > >> 00000000 >> > >> > 0:21:0 1022 2094 0C031002 0006 0230 08 00 80 A0005000 >> > >> 00000000 15 >> > >> > 0:21:1 1022 2095 0C032002 0006 0230 08 00 00 A0006000 >> > >> 00000000 15 >> > >> > >> > >> > 1 Seconds to automatic boot. Press Ctrl-P for entering >> > >> Monitor. >> > >> > Using drive 0, partition 3. >> > >> > Loading... >> > >> > probing: pc0 com0 com1 pci mem[639K 511M a20=on] >> > >> > disk: hd0+ >> > >> > >> OpenBSD/i386 BOOT 3.02 >> > >> > switching console to com0 >> > >> > >> OpenBSD/i386 BOOT 3.02 >> > >> > boot> >> > >> > booting hd0a:/bsd: 6563548+1052072=0x7435f8 >> > >> > entry point at 0x200120 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > >> > Soekris-tech mailing list >> > >> > [email protected] >> > >> > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Soekris-tech mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> > >
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