4.8 on i386

[support at solvnet.net]

As a relative newbie to unix in general, not sure what the process you 
described below is to do stepwise rebuilds. I couldn't find any older 
builds in the 4.x outside of 4.8.

I did try a clean install (dumped and repartioned) from a 4.8 RELEASE 
from an ISO cd and encountered the same problem. Xserver 
dependants failed and the final prompt " hmmmm, can't even extract 
the binary...."  It also failed two firewire modules at the beginning, but I 
ignored that as unessential.

I have the latest revision on the DAC960 raid card, 524 MEG ram, and 
dual PIII 750s so all of that is more than adequate. I did the mentioned 
memory test and that's fine. 

this is pretty frustrating.....

Dan


Date sent:      	Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:03:28 -0600
From:           	"Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk at daleco.biz>
To:             	support at solvnet.net
Copies to:      	freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
Subject:        	Re: 4.8 on i386

> support at solvnet.net wrote:
> 
> >Hello,
> >Are there issues with trying to install 4.8 on i386 machines? I've tried 
> >upgrading from 4.2 on ISO cd to using the FTP site directly, even tried 
> >a clean install from the ISO but the istall continues to fall apart while 
> >retrieving anything with the Xserver and the binary itself. I just, this 
> >AM, used the FTP direct upgrade (thinking my ISO burn was faulty), 
> >skipped through the Xserve stuff that failed and allegedly did a 
> >successful upgrade. On reboot I get:
> >
> >booting(kernel)...
> >can't load 'kernel'
> >can't load 'kernel.old'
> >no bootable kernel
> >ok
> >
> >I have a Mylex 760 raid card, is this the impediment? The 4.2 is 
> >successful without a hitch. I have an AMI 3.0 bios, a Super p6dgs/dbs 
> >motherboard. I've downloaded the ISO from different FTP sites and 
> >still get the same result from ISO install attempts. Any words for the 
> >unwise here?
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >Dan 
> >
> >support at solvnet.net
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> I won't call you unwise, but it's a loooong way from 4.2
> to 4.8.  If you've still got a 4.2 world and a 4.2 kernel, I'd
> try to use cvsup/makebuildworld/../../../mergemaster (etc.)
> to get to 4.4, then 4.6, then 4.8 or 4.9..............
> 
> Can you explain the phrase "FTP direct upgrade" a little
> more clearly?  Do you mean using /stand/sysinstall?
> 
> You may need to wait until some bigger brains see your
> question....  : (
> 
> Kevin Kinsey
> DaleCo, S.P.
>