>> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:41 AM, Alexander Farber
>> <alexander.farber@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 8:35 PM, umaxx <umaxx@oleco.net> wrote:
>>>>
http://wiki.bsdforen.de/howto/strato_mr2_openbsd
>>>> for initial installation procedure since dettus.net was not really
>>>> working for me cause of MBR boot issues (probably my fault).
>>>>
>>>>> (Also I guess I should take amd64 there?)
>>>>
>>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> I've now rented Strato's SR-7 server and since the dettus.net
>>> method (cat floppy47.fs > /dev/sda) doesn't work for me,
>>> I'm trying the qemu method you've suggested, but
>>
>> Where on that page is sentence that you need to use cat floppy47.fs >
>> /dev/sda? Read this
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html before trying
>> someones old and untrusted methods and after that try to install
>> something.
>>
>>>
>>> B qemu -hda install.img -cdrom install47.iso -boot d
>>>
>>> stucks during right at the beginning of the boot:
>>>
>>> ......
>>>>> OpenBSD/amd64 CDBOOT 2.01
>>> boot> booting cd0a:/4.7/amd64/bsd.rd: ...numbers....
>>>
>>> Should I disable anything to make the kernel boot?
>>
>> Are you trying this on 64bit machine, with 64bit OS and 64bit Qemu?
>
> yes, yes and yes:
>
> CentOS 5.5 64-bit at the "Strato HighQ-Server SR-7"
> with AMD Quad Opteron 1381 and the qemu from CentOS packages.
>
> It hangs when starting install47.iso (AMD64)
> right after I enter ENTER or "-c" or "boot -c"
> (I was hoping to enter "disable acpi"...)
>
> Regards
> Alex
>
> PS: I couldn't change to Hetzner.de because
> B B B I'm locked for 12 months by the Strato's contract
