Re: hp aio : netbsd won't boot ...

[Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh%kathe.in@localhost>]

On 2014-09-25 02:29, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 01:42:47AM +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote:
> > okay, i finally got myself a low end machine at an affordable price.
> > http://hpshopping.in/HP_18-5019il_All-in-One_Desktop_PC
> >
> > the problems started after unpacking the machine.
> >
> > netbsd 6.1.4 (amd64) install cd just won't boot.
> > after fiddling around with the bios (which looks like uefi), it 
> > booted, but
> > refused to install, after some more coaxing moved till the "newfs" 
> > execution
> > phase and then barfed.
> >
> > i tested with a bunch of other operating systems (ubuntu 14.04 and 
> > omnios),
> > which it install and boot up like a charm.
> >
> > at the moment, have upgraded the memory to 4gb, and run netbsd 6.1.4 
> > via
> > virtual box under ubuntu (desktop) 14.04, but the resource consumption 
> > is
> > crazy, i can't even fire up firefox while running netbsd in that mode.
> >
> > any ideas about how i could make netbsd work on bare metal?
> > or should i simply upgrade the memory to a total of 8gb (which is 
> > going to
> > be quite difficult a proposition at the moment)?
>
> Without details on what failed while installing, it's hard to help ...

okay, i retried installation of 6.1.4 on the system after disabling 
'uefi' boot option in the bios settings.

the installation stopped at the file system creation step, messages as 
below;

Status: Command failed
Command: /sbin/newfs -V2 -O 2 -b 32768 -f 4096 /dev/rwd0a
Hit enter to continue
------------------------------------------------------------
newfs: /dev/rwd0a: open for read: Device busy

i had faced a similar problem on a previous (dying) machine, thought it 
to be because of the system's hdd.

now what i have is a brand new system, don't quite know how to proceed.

any help/pointers would be appreciated. :)

thanks,

~mayuresh