Re: Installing RHEL AS 4.0 on HP rx7640
"Siddhartha Barua" <[email protected]> Thu, 2 Aug 2007 13:16:45 +0530
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--===============0750960489== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_67207_1570045.1186040805426" ------=_Part_67207_1570045.1186040805426 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi Prarit, Thanks for the link. I have tried this and just wanted to get thru a basic installation, a 100 MB /boot/efi (vfat), SWAP and / (root) but alas! Can you pls. confirm if RHEL version 4 (without Updates) is supported on the HP rx7640 or not. Is there any issue with Updates. Regards Siddhartha On 8/1/07, Prarit Bhargava <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Siddhartha Barua wrote: > > Hi Doug > > > > Thanks for your response.Appreciate it. > > > > 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? > > > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Disk /dev/sda: 73.4 GB, 73407865856 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8924 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > But i created 3 partitions and 2 were created by the SmartSetup CD. I > > am very confused as a newbee > > > > Siddhartha, > > Please see > > > https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/ > > for details on EFI and installating RHEL4 on ia64. > > P. > > > > regards > > Siddhartha > > > > On 7/31/07, *Doug Chapman* <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > SWAP - 32GB (I have 16GB memory) > > > / - type ext3 - 20GB > > > > You should not need the smart setup CD anymore. You can let the > > Red Hat > > installer create all the partitions. > > > > > > > > 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. > > > 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 > > > 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) > > > > 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). > > > > 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. > > > > - Doug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ia64-list mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ia64-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list > > _______________________________________________ > ia64-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list > ------=_Part_67207_1570045.1186040805426 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>Hi Prarit,</div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks for the link. I have tried this and just wanted to get thru a basic installation,</div> <div>a 100 MB /boot/efi (vfat), SWAP and / (root)</div> <div> but alas!<br> </div> <div>Can you pls. confirm if RHEL version 4 (without Updates) is supported on the HP rx7640 or not.</div> <div>Is there any issue with Updates.</div> <div> </div> <div>Regards</div> <div>Siddhartha<br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/1/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Prarit Bhargava</b> <<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br><br>Siddhartha Barua wrote:<br>> Hi Doug<br>><br>> Thanks for your response.Appreciate it.<br> ><br>> As you said, i am reinstalling without Smart Setup CD. I would just<br>> want to clarify from you, the RHEL4 that i am using is definitely for<br>> Itanium but i cant figure out if its U4 - that's not mentioned <br>> anywhere. If its only RHEL4 (without an update) will it work?<br>><br>> Further, i also tried to boot into rescue mode from installation media<br>> disk 1 to reinstall the Boot Loader as it was not there. But to my <br>> surprise i could find /sbin/grub-install. Further if i type "fdisk -l"<br>> the output is<br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> Disk /dev/sda: 73.4 GB, 73407865856 bytes <br>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8924 cylinders<br>> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes<br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> But i created 3 partitions and 2 were created by the SmartSetup CD. I <br>> am very confused as a newbee<br>><br><br>Siddhartha,<br><br>Please see<br><br><a href="https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/">https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/ </a><br><br>for details on EFI and installating RHEL4 on ia64.<br><br>P.<br><br><br>> regards<br>> Siddhartha<br>><br>> On 7/31/07, *Doug Chapman* <<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>>> wrote:<br>><br>> On Tue, 2007-07-31 at 18:40 +0530, Siddhartha Barua wrote:<br>> > Hi All ! Greetings<br>> > <br>> > I am trying to install RHEL AS 4.0 on HP Itanium rx7640currently<br>> with<br>> > 1 73GB SCSI HDD through LSI 1030 SCSI Controller. I started with the<br>> > HP Smart Setup CD. I am making only 3 partitions as follows: <br>> > /boot/efi - type vfat - 100MB<br>> > SWAP - 32GB (I have 16GB memory)<br>> > / - type ext3 - 20GB<br>><br>> You should not need the smart setup CD anymore. You can let the<br> > Red Hat<br>> installer create all the partitions.<br>><br>> ><br>> > The installation is successful, but when i reboot i get the<br>> following<br>> > message:-<br>> > <br>> > ELILO boot: Uncompressing Linux... done<br>> > Loading initrd initrd-2.6.9-5.EL.img...done<br>> > audit(1185269336.355:0): initialized<br>> > i8042.c: i8042 controller self test timeout. <br>> > Red Hat nash version 4.1.18 starting<br>> > mkrootdev: label / not found<br>> > mount: missing mount point<br>> > mount: error 2 mounting none<br>> > switchroot: mount failed: 22 <br>> > umount /initrd/dev failed: 2<br>> > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!<br>> ><br>> > I booted into the rescue mode and have tried the following<br>> commands:- <br>> > e2label /dev/hda5 /<br>> > e2label /dev/hda3 /boot (this didn't work)<br>><br>> The /boot filesystem is vfat, not ext2 so e2lablel won' work. Under<br>> RHEL4 U4 /boot was not mounted by using a label so you should not need <br>> to label it anyway (under RHEL4 U5 however it does us a label FYI).<br>><br>> I suggest trying a fresh install and tell the installer to remove all<br>> existing partitions and create new ones. Let me know if you run into <br>> any more issues.<br>><br>> - Doug<br>><br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> ia64-list mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:[email protected]"> [email protected]</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>><br>> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list </a><br>><br>><br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> ia64-list mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:[email protected]"> [email protected]</a><br>> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>ia64-list mailing list <br><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list</a><br></blockquote></div><br> ------=_Part_67207_1570045.1186040805426-- --===============0750960489== 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 --===============0750960489==--