[gentoo-user] Can't boot Compaq Proliant 1600

[Daniel da Veiga]

Hello list,

I am struggling with an old Compaq Proliant 1600 for a while. It boots
perfectly using the Minimal Install CD, and all the install process
goes well. When its time to boot its own kernel, GRUB loads the files,
goes to the message "OK, booting the kernel." and just hangs there. I
used genkernel to compile the kernel. I'm now trying to compile it
manually to see if it will work.

Please note that this particular machine has no SMART-2 Array
controller, so the disks are seen as common SCSI devices (sda and
sdb), currently I'm installing the whole system at sda, leaving "b"
untouched for backup purposes when I get this beast up and running.

Anyone has any experience booting one of these machines?

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Daniel da Veiga
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