From: Richard Toohey (richardtooheyparadise.net.nz)
Date: Wed Dec 12 2007 - 02:02:53 CST

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On 12/12/2007, at 8:38 PM, Ioan Nemes wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Try to install OpenBSD 4.2 i386 on a new HP Compaq dc7700 Small
> Form Factor,
> but when it comes to install the software sets from the CD, the
> install
> fails:
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> Which one contains the install media? (or `done`) [cd0]
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
> --
> it stops here, blanks out!
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
> --
>
> During boot the cd0 works OK (is seems), and it is recognized as:
>
> cd0 at scsibus0 targ0 lun0: <TSSTcorp, CDW/DWD TS-H493A, CD067
> SCSI0 5/cdrom
> removable
> cd0(pciide0:1:0) using PIO mode 4, Ultra DMA mode 5
>
>
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Have you eliminated the obvious? For example ...

Does the CD work on other machines - can you install OpenBSD off the
same CD?
Does the machine work with other CDs (Linux, Windows, whatever?)
Can you get another OpenBSD CD to try?

There is the really-old-machine issue recently on misc - I've had
something similar with a scratched CD (but get errors rather than
blank output.)

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