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Re: Phoronix 8-way-BSD-install - NetBSD bombed



2016-09-10 18:05 GMT+03:00 Andrei M. <lingvofactory%gmail.com@localhost>:
> No, this happened when the installation CD was loading. I've had
> exactly the same problem in the installation process last year, see
> attachment.
>
>
> 2016-09-10 2:49 GMT+03:00 Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost>:
>> swiftgriggs%gmail.com@localhost (Swift Griggs) writes:
>>
>>>I wonder what happened in his case. I can tell he's re-using the same box
>>>and drive from his FreeBSD install, but I've done that many times and
>>>never had a problem (other than being annoyed at 'dk' devices showing up).
>>>I just wipe the disk and start over.
>>
>> Well, he didn't wipe the disk and either he just didn't recognize
>> "root device:" as a prompt for input or, more probable, the keyboard
>> driver (USB?) failed.
>>
>> But neither should happen during installation. My guess is that sysinst
>> didn't clean the disk and the screenshot comes from booting the installed
>> system.
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>>                                 Michael van Elst
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>>                                 "A potential Snark may lurk in every tree."


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