Re: [gentoo-server] Dell 1655mc

[Eric G Ortego]

Chris Smart wrote:

>Ahhh IC...
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>Well then you need to perhaps create your own gentoo boot cd, that can load
>the correct usb - scsi - cdrom drivers at boot.
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yay!

>That first link I sent you should help.
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If I had an x86 gentoo system from which to follow those instructions 
and build a livecd I'm sure those instructions would help, emerge doesnt 
work on the redhat box  and naturaly nothing I build on my g4 ppc 
macintosh laptop would run on a p3 x86 dell 1655mc.

UnitedLinux boots it, redhat boots it, suse boots it, trustix boots it 
windows 2000, and 2k3 boot it, but gentoo *FAILS.*
I tend to hope that the gentoo-server project aims to compete in the 
server market.

>Failing that, threaten the server! ;)
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I't already has Redhat 9 on it what should I do put the win2k server cd 
back in it?

>Good luck
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric G Ortego [mailto:eric@×××××××××.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, 21 January 2004 9:59 AM
>To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
>Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] Dell 1655mc
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>Chris Smart wrote:
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>>Hmm.. can you open the Dell, or is it still under warranty?
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>Both
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>>If you can open it, then you could install a temporary cdrom drive.
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>There is no feasible way to install a temporary cdrom drive, its a
>bladeserver.
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>>If you can buy or borrow a 64mb or higher usb stick, you could use this
>>distro, flonix, that I just found on the net.
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>>http://linuxdocs.tuxfamily.org/flonix/index.php
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>>It is designed to run from a usb disk - you could boot to this (like
>>knoppix) and install gentoo from there..
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>>Just a thought :)
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>And A swell one.  I certianly need to get a usbstick for occasions like
>this but this is not a solution at the moment.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Eric G Ortego [mailto:eric@×××××××××.org]
>>Sent: Wednesday, 21 January 2004 9:49 AM
>>To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
>>Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] Dell 1655mc
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>>Chris Smart wrote:
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>>>Hi Eric,
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>>>Perhaps this may help you on the forum
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>>>http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=57754&highlight=boot+usb+disk
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>>>it's a "Build your own Gentoo install / boot / rescue USBStick"
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>>>I think to get your usb cd to work on boot, you need to tell the right
>>>modules to load at the beginning.. which won't happen on most distribution
>>>cds.
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>>>You could make your own gentoo boot usb stick, and install gentoo from
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>>that.
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>>>It's kind of diving in head first :) but the forums are very good.
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>>>Anyway, perhaps reading the thread will spark some ideas.
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>>>Chris
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>>Thanks,  I do have an existing gentoo install, unfortunatly its on my
>>laptop which is a ppc not a P3.
>>And I don't have a pen drive just this cursed cdrom.
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Eric G Ortego [mailto:eric@×××××××××.org]
>>>Sent: Wednesday, 21 January 2004 9:39 AM
>>>To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
>>>Subject: [gentoo-server] Dell 1655mc
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>>>Has anyone any information on installing gentoo on a Dell Poweredge
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>1655mc?
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>>>My problem is that these servers don't have ide or scsi floppy or cdrom
>>>drives.
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>>>It has just one usb 1.0 plug which I *can* boot the live cd from, but
>>>*all* the cd's(knoppix too) fail to find the cdrom device when It comes
>>>time.
>>>I've tryed PXE booting to start the install but I only have a redhat
>>>server to work from and for me thats like pulling my own teeth with a
>>>claw hammer.
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>>>Someone mentioned having to pass arguments to the kernel at boot , I
>>>have tryed nohotplug , hdc=ide-scsi , hdc=/dev/scd0 , and several others
>>>without success.
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>>>HELP I really really need to be  redhat ridden, I suck at rpm's and
>>>don't care to waste the rest of my week learning them enough to remove
>>>RH to install gentoo.
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>>>--
>>>Eric
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