RE: [gentoo-server] Dell 1655mc

[Chris Smart]

Ahhh IC...

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

That first link I sent you should help.

Failing that, threaten the server! ;)

Good luck

-----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



Chris Smart wrote:

>Hmm.. can you open the Dell, or is it still under warranty?
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Both

>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.

>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.

>-----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
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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