RE: Installing RHEL AS 4.0 on HP rx7640
"Luck, Tony" <[email protected]> Wed, 1 Aug 2007 11:08:47 -0700
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============0276912813== Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C7D467.026F9321" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7D467.026F9321 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That looks like you have a plain RHEL4 (no updates) disk. I'm basing = that on the "Loading initrd initrd-2.6.9-5.EL.img...done" message printed when you were trying to boot. The kernel (and thus = initrd) version is probably plain RHEL4. By U3 the kernel version had reached 2.6.9-34, and by U5 (current version) it is 2.6.9-51 =20 -Tony ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] = On Behalf Of Siddhartha Barua Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 1:57 AM To: Discussion of Linux on the Intel IA-64 processor Subject: Re: Installing RHEL AS 4.0 on HP rx7640 Hi Doug =20 Thanks for your response.Appreciate it. =20 As you said, i am reinstalling without Smart Setup CD. I would just want = to clarify from you, the RHEL4 that i am using is definitely for Itanium = but i cant figure out if its U4 - that's not mentioned anywhere. If its = only RHEL4 (without an update) will it work?=20 =20 Further, i also tried to boot into rescue mode from installation media = disk 1 to reinstall the Boot Loader as it was not there. But to my = surprise i could find /sbin/grub-install. Further if i type "fdisk -l" = the output is=20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disk /dev/sda: 73.4 GB, 73407865856 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8924 cylinders Units =3D cylinders of 16065 * 512 =3D 8225280 bytes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ = =20 But i created 3 partitions and 2 were created by the SmartSetup CD. I am = very confused as a newbee =20 regards Siddhartha =20 On 7/31/07, Doug Chapman <[email protected]> wrote:=20 On Tue, 2007-07-31 at 18:40 +0530, Siddhartha Barua wrote: > Hi All ! Greetings > > I am trying to install RHEL AS 4.0 on HP Itanium rx7640currently with > 1 73GB SCSI HDD through LSI 1030 SCSI Controller. I started with the > HP Smart Setup CD. I am making only 3 partitions as follows: > /boot/efi - type vfat - 100MB=20 > SWAP - 32GB (I have 16GB memory) > / - type ext3 - 20GB =09 You should not need the smart setup CD anymore. You can let the Red = Hat installer create all the partitions. =09 > > The installation is successful, but when i reboot i get the following = > message:- > > ELILO boot: Uncompressing Linux... done > Loading initrd initrd-2.6.9-5.EL.img...done > audit(1185269336.355:0): initialized > i8042.c: i8042 controller self test timeout.=20 > Red Hat nash version 4.1.18 starting > mkrootdev: label / not found > mount: missing mount point > mount: error 2 mounting none > switchroot: mount failed: 22 > umount /initrd/dev failed: 2=20 > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! > > I booted into the rescue mode and have tried the following commands:- > e2label /dev/hda5 / > e2label /dev/hda3 /boot (this didn't work)=20 =09 The /boot filesystem is vfat, not ext2 so e2lablel won' work. Under RHEL4 U4 /boot was not mounted by using a label so you should not need to label it anyway (under RHEL4 U5 however it does us a label FYI).=20 =09 I suggest trying a fresh install and tell the installer to remove all existing partitions and create new ones. Let me know if you run into any more issues. =09 - Doug =09 =09 =09 _______________________________________________=20 ia64-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list =09 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7D467.026F9321 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3086" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D789154817-01082007><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>That looks like you have a plain RHEL4 (no = updates)=20 disk. I'm basing that on the "<FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = color=3D#000000=20 size=3D3>Loading initrd = initrd-2.6.9-5.EL.img...done</FONT>"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D789154817-01082007><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>message printed when you were trying to = boot. The=20 kernel (and thus initrd) version is probably plain RHEL4. By U3 = the=20 kernel</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D789154817-01082007><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>version had reached 2.6.9-34, and by U5 = (current version)=20 it is 2.6.9-51</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D789154817-01082007><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D789154817-01082007><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>-Tony</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft> <HR tabIndex=3D-1> <FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> [email protected]=20 [mailto:[email protected]] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Siddhartha=20 Barua<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 01, 2007 1:57 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20 Discussion of Linux on the Intel IA-64 processor<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:=20 Installing RHEL AS 4.0 on HP rx7640<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Hi Doug</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks for your response.Appreciate it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As you said, i am reinstalling without Smart Setup CD. I would just = want to=20 clarify from you, the RHEL4 that i am using is definitely for Itanium = but i cant=20 figure out if its U4 - that's not mentioned anywhere. If its only RHEL4 = (without=20 an update) will it work? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Further, i also tried to boot into rescue mode from installation = media disk=20 1 to reinstall the Boot Loader as it was not there. But to my surprise i = could=20 find <FONT face=3D"Courier New">/sbin/grub-install. Further if i type = "fdisk -l"=20 the output is </FONT></DIV> <DIV>--------------------------------------------------------------------= ----</DIV> <DIV>Disk /dev/sda: 73.4 GB, 73407865856 bytes<BR>255 heads, 63 = sectors/track,=20 8924 cylinders<BR>Units =3D cylinders of 16065 * 512 =3D 8225280=20 bytes<BR>----------------------------------------------------------------= --------=20 </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But i created 3 partitions and 2 were created by the SmartSetup CD. = I am=20 very confused as a newbee</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>regards</DIV> <DIV>Siddhartha<BR> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3Dgmail_quote>On 7/31/07, <B = class=3Dgmail_sendername>Doug=20 Chapman</B> <<A = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>>=20 wrote:</SPAN>=20 <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc = 1px solid">On=20 Tue, 2007-07-31 at 18:40 +0530, Siddhartha Barua wrote:<BR>> Hi All = !=20 Greetings<BR>><BR>> I am trying to install RHEL AS 4.0 on HP = Itanium=20 rx7640currently with<BR>> 1 73GB SCSI HDD through LSI 1030 SCSI = Controller.=20 I started with the<BR>> HP Smart Setup CD. I am making only 3 = partitions as=20 follows:<BR>> /boot/efi - type vfat - 100MB <BR>> SWAP - 32GB (I = have=20 16GB memory)<BR>> / - type ext3 - 20GB<BR><BR>You should not need = the smart=20 setup CD anymore. You can let the Red Hat<BR>installer = create all=20 the partitions.<BR><BR>><BR>> The installation is successful, = but when i=20 reboot i get the following <BR>> message:-<BR>><BR>> ELILO = boot:=20 Uncompressing Linux... done<BR>> Loading initrd=20 initrd-2.6.9-5.EL.img...done<BR>> audit(1185269336.355:0):=20 initialized<BR>> i8042.c: i8042 controller self test timeout. = <BR>> Red=20 Hat nash version 4.1.18 starting<BR>> mkrootdev: label / not = found<BR>>=20 mount: missing mount point<BR>> mount: error 2 mounting = none<BR>>=20 switchroot: mount failed: 22<BR>> umount /initrd/dev failed: 2 = <BR>>=20 Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!<BR>><BR>> I = booted=20 into the rescue mode and have tried the following commands:-<BR>> = e2label=20 /dev/hda5 /<BR>> e2label /dev/hda3 /boot (this didn't work) = <BR><BR>The=20 /boot filesystem is vfat, not ext2 so e2lablel won'=20 work. Under<BR>RHEL4 U4 /boot was not mounted by using a = label so=20 you should not need<BR>to label it anyway (under RHEL4 U5 however it = does us a=20 label FYI). <BR><BR>I suggest trying a fresh install and tell the = installer to=20 remove all<BR>existing partitions and create new ones. Let = me know=20 if you run into<BR>any more issues.<BR><BR>-=20 Doug<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________=20 <BR>ia64-list mailing list<BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A><BR><A=20 = href=3D"https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list">https://www.re= dhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY>= </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7D467.026F9321-- --===============0276912813== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ ia64-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list --===============0276912813==--