On 12/12/2007, at 8:38 PM, Ioan Nemes wrote:
> Greetings,

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> 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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> Which one contains the install media? (or `done`) [cd0]

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> it stops here, blanks out!

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> During boot the cd0 works OK (is seems), and it is recognized as:

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> cd0 at scsibus0 targ0 lun0:  SCSI0 5/cdrom

> removable

> cd0(pciide0:1:0) using PIO mode 4, Ultra DMA mode 5

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Have you eliminated the obvious?  For example ...
Does the CD work on other machines - can you install OpenBSD off the

same CD?

Does the machine work with other CDs (Linux, Windows, whatever?)

Can you get another OpenBSD CD to try?
There is the really-old-machine issue recently on misc@ - I've had

something similar with a scratched CD (but get errors rather than

blank output.)