Hi Henri,
(a) a Soekris box isn't a "traditional" PC, is it?;)
(b) the system shouldn't freeze, it should just boot but without any
visible output. If it does freeze, the behavior has changed in
some recent version. You can test that by giving it some time to
boot and trying to log in over SSH.
Bill
On Sun, 2010-01-03 at 13:48 +0100, henri bosh wrote:
> 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
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> >
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