Re: Installation woes on Compaq Proliant 2000...

[Steve Shockley <steve_(_dot_)_shockley_(_at_)_shockley_(_dot_)_net>]

Jeff Ross wrote:
> FloppyB36.fs fails to find either the eisa nic that is installed, or the 
> SMART array.  The system refuses to boot from the SCSI CD, failing with 
> the message

Have you tried the other two floppies?

> So, if anybody has a link to or a copy of the floppy based array 
> configuration tools for the Compaq Proliant 2000, please e-mail me.  Or, 
> if anyone can think of a way to get OpenBSD on this rascal (with no nic 
> recognized, nor any of the disks, and can't boot from CD), I'd love to 
> hear it.

http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/13227.html 
may be part of your solution.

http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/7510.html has 
 some diags you may find useful.

> SMART array.  The system refuses to boot from the SCSI CD, failing
> with the message
>
> "CD ROM not bootable on this system
> Press any key to continue..."

> bios0 at minbus0:  AT/286+(69) BIOS, date 08/17/98

http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/7548.html
may help.

> cac0 at eisa0 slot1 irq 15: Compaq SMART
> cac0: timeout
> cac0: CAC_CMD_GET_CTRL_INFO failed

That looks ominous, but try:
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/14694.html

There's also updates for the drives:
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/17149.html

Or maybe it's
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/7702.html
it's hard to say which you need.

> device: CPQ6101 at eisa0 slot 6 not configured

That's your NIC

> device: CPQ4410 at eisa0 slot 9 not configured

That's your built-in SCSI.