Hi all,
I'm attempting my first install of OpenBSD (version 3.9) on an HP Omnibook
800CT (Pentium 166, 80 MB RAM, 4.3 GB HD, 3COM 3CXEM556 Carbus Ethernet
card), coming over from RH9.0. One peculiarity of the 800CTs is that the
SCSI CDROM is not bootable, so I'm down to booting with floppies.
I first attempted to boot from "floppyC39.fs", since that's supposed to be the
image for laptops. Well, it does recognize my Ethernet card, but seems to
choke on the hard drive. After recognizing the Ethernet card, I see the
following:
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wd0(wdc0:0:0): timeout
type: ata
c_bcount: 512
c_skip: 0
wd0(wdc0:0:0): timeout
type: ata
c_bcount: 512
c_skip: 0
WARNING: preposterous time in file system
WARNING: file system time much less than clock time
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After that, the machine is locked up. So I boot from "floppy39.fs" instead.
That had no problem with the hard drive. I was able to successfully
partition the drive. But that image does not recognize my Ethernet card, so
I'm unable to retrieve any images (didn't see an option for PPP).
Even after formatting the hard drive under the "floppy39.s" floppy, the
"floppyC39.fs" floppy chokes on the hard drive.
Is there any way to combine the two capabilities? I.e. dropping to the shell,
loading some driver or other, forcing the recognition, and re-starting where
I left off? The only reason I'm asking is because of a comment in the FAQ
(section 4.3):
"Yes, there may be situations where one install disk is required to support
your SCSI adapter and another disk is required to support your network
adapter. Fortunately, this is a rare event, and can usually be worked
around."
I may have access to a Xircom network card - is that supported by the
"floppy39.s" floppy?
Thanks in advance.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer
