Ioan Nemes wrote:
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> 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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> Let's install the sets!
> Location of sets? (cd disk ftp or `done`) [cd]
> Available CD-ROMs are: cd0
> Which one contains the install media? (or `done`) [cd0]
> 
> --
> it stops here, blanks out!
> --
> 
> During boot the cd0 works OK (is seems),

which means nothing, as that's under BIOS control.  One kinda hopes
that if the manufacturer puts a CDROM on a new machine that it can
actually boot an OS off the CDROM drive.

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> 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

hm.  Pretty fast drive.  SATA, perhaps?

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> CPU:  Intel (R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86 GHz
> Processor Speed 1867/1066 MHz
> Processor Stepping 000006F2 00000056
> Cache Size (L1/L2) 128/2048Kb
> Memory size 1024MB DDR/667MHz Dual Channel
>
> System BIOS 786E1 v01.10

funny how people always want to tell us stuff about the processor.
ITS NOT THE PROCESSOR.  It's the support stuff AROUND the processor.
In your case, it's probably the CDROM or the interface for it.

I'm not sure what you mean by "blanks out" (stops dead?  Screen goes
blank?), but doesn't sound like what we want.

1) If you don't need the CDROM in production, what happens if you
do an FTP install?  I suspect that will work fine.

2) If you need a CDROM, try a dull, ordinary PATA drive

3) if you need THAT CDROM drive, try a snapshot.

I do believe I have heard there may still be some issues on SATA
CD/DVD drives.  Don't quote me on that.

Nick.