Hi guys,
This is my first post in an English-speaking [Free]BSD community and I'm really excited and happy to join it
I'd have loved to start with a more positive post, but unfortunately this one has to deal with an installation issue.
Context:
I've just got a new dedicated server (my first one), ordered from a French hosting provider that doesn't offer any FreeBSD installation services (I don't mind, I prefer to do things myself). I gave them a link so they can download the installation ISO file, burn it and put it in a DVD drive that would be plugged to the server.
I now have a KVM over IP access so I can proceed with the installation.
For your information, the target machine is a dedicated server with:
I chose to install the FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE amd64 version as I wanted to try out the new BSDInstall. I gave the hosting provider the link to download the FreeBSD-9.0-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso file.
Issue:
Here is the error message that I've got:
The system seems to recognize the DVD drive but is unable to mount the media correctly.
Ideas & link (so far):
I've done some research and this problem is relatively common with the 9.0-RELEASE:
Some folks suggest to use the disc1.iso or the bootonly.iso or even some but as I said I don't have physical access to the server. It doesn't seem to solve the problem everytime. Moreover, I can only ask the provider to burn an ISO, put it in a DVD drive and plug it to the server. Each time I'd asked them to do such an action, I'd been charged with installation fees so I cannot easily try anything without been pretty sure of the result before.
So I posted here to see if you may have some ideas or suggestions. I'll keep investigating.
Thanks
This is my first post in an English-speaking [Free]BSD community and I'm really excited and happy to join it
I'd have loved to start with a more positive post, but unfortunately this one has to deal with an installation issue.
Context:
I've just got a new dedicated server (my first one), ordered from a French hosting provider that doesn't offer any FreeBSD installation services (I don't mind, I prefer to do things myself). I gave them a link so they can download the installation ISO file, burn it and put it in a DVD drive that would be plugged to the server.
I now have a KVM over IP access so I can proceed with the installation.
For your information, the target machine is a dedicated server with:
- Intel Xeon 3000
- 4GB of RAM
- 250 GB hard-drive
I chose to install the FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE amd64 version as I wanted to try out the new BSDInstall. I gave the hosting provider the link to download the FreeBSD-9.0-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso file.
Issue:
Here is the error message that I've got:
Code:
cd0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus3 target 0 lun 0
cd0: <ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U B302> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-0 device
cd0: 40.000MB/s transfers
cd0: cd present [1166275 x 2048 byte records]
Mounting from cd9660:/dev/iso9660/FREEBSD_INSTALL failed with error 19.
Loader variables:
vfs.root.mountfrom=cd9660:/dev/iso9660/FREEBSD_INSTALL
vfs.root.mountfrom.option=ro
Manual root filesystem specification:
<fstype>:<device> [option]
Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype>
and with the specified (optional) option list.
eg. ufs:/dev/da0s1a
zf:tank
The system seems to recognize the DVD drive but is unable to mount the media correctly.
Ideas & link (so far):
I've done some research and this problem is relatively common with the 9.0-RELEASE:
- [Solved]Install FreeBSD 9.0 rc1 from USB Flash
- [Solved]Corrupted FreeBSD install prevents re-install CD or USB key seeing drives
- [Solved]New install of v9.0 fails
- FreeBSD 9 installation wont start(error 22)
Some folks suggest to use the disc1.iso or the bootonly.iso or even some but as I said I don't have physical access to the server. It doesn't seem to solve the problem everytime. Moreover, I can only ask the provider to burn an ISO, put it in a DVD drive and plug it to the server. Each time I'd asked them to do such an action, I'd been charged with installation fees so I cannot easily try anything without been pretty sure of the result before.
So I posted here to see if you may have some ideas or suggestions. I'll keep investigating.
Thanks