serial console install

[Paul Macdonald]

over a test local serial install on a serial configured 8.2 cd install, 
my serial connection works fine,  see's installer menus and everything 
else works fine.

in DC on similar hardware ( supermicro)

da0: 70092MB (143548416 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 8935C)
acd0: FAILURE - READ_BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/md0

serial stops there and doesn't get to the bsd install screen.
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on my working local install i see the additional stages of:

Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/md0
/stand/sysinstall running as init on serial console

These are the predefined terminal types available to
sysinstall when running stand-alone.  Please choose the
closest match for your particular terminal.

1 ...................... Standard ANSI terminal.
2 ...................... VT100 or compatible terminal.
3 ...................... FreeBSD system console (color).
4 ...................... FreeBSD system console (monochrome).

5 ...................... xterm terminal emulator.
(yay)


(the DC sees the installer over vga when they shoudn't, same ISO!!)

any suggestions?

thanks
Paul

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