amd64 6-release cd install, no serial console joy

[Boris Samorodov]

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:10:00 +1100 Michael VInce wrote:

> I am having similar problems on a Dell 2850  using 6.0R AMD64, but I
> believe its not something to do with my hardware although I don't have
> any other AMD64/EMT64 server to test on.

> I don't think I have actually done a ISO install via serial console on
> 6.0-Release but I think I did on beta versions and it did work.
> I have been trying to do a PXE install and watching it all via serial
> console and it works fine as long as I dont use 6.0-Release
> files. Using a 6.0beta with PXE is working it fully boots the kernel
> and brings up sysinstall my only problem now is that when it tries to
> do a FTP install it goes for a 6.0beta5 directory which doesn't

You may change the version at Configure option at sysinstall Main
Menu. Set the release name to 6.0-RELEASE. Then try to do an
FTP-install.

> exist. When I  try to use a 6.0-Release I can get it to boot loader
> and then get it to load the kernel but after that it disappears don't
> get any boot messages at all.

> Mike


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