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On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > On Saturday 01 March 2008, Daniel da Veiga wrote: |
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> >> Hello list, |
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> >> I am struggling with an old Compaq Proliant 1600 for a while. It |
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> >> boots perfectly using the Minimal Install CD, and all the install |
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> >> process goes well. When its time to boot its own kernel, GRUB loads |
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> >> the files, goes to the message "OK, booting the kernel." and just |
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> >> hangs there. I used genkernel to compile the kernel. I'm now trying |
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> >> to compile it manually to see if it will work. |
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> >> Please note that this particular machine has no SMART-2 Array |
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> >> controller, so the disks are seen as common SCSI devices (sda and |
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> >> sdb), currently I'm installing the whole system at sda, leaving "b" |
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> >> untouched for backup purposes when I get this beast up and running. |
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> >> Anyone has any experience booting one of these machines? |
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> > Not this specific model, but I would start by comparing the boot command |
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> > and modules loaded from the Minimal CD with what you are trying to use |
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> > when booting the installed OS. |
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> > Supplying some error messages, command lines and even a relevant config |
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> > file or two at this point might be found to be useful by those inclined |
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> > to help you out of this predicament....... |
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> I *think* I have one of these old boat anchors out in my shop. I'm not |
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> sure if it still boots or not but I may could get you a .config file for |
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> the kernel if you have no luck any other way. I say 'any other way' |
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> cause I would have to drag that monster in the house and hook it back up |
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> to the network to access it. |
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> Let me know if all else fails. I'll check the model before hooking the |
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> tractor and chain to it. LOL |
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Tell me about it, gotta drag this old machine all the way up to the |
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forth floor. It was an inexpensive choice for a file server, and I was |
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happy to see the Gentoo Minimal CD booting (cause then I was sure it |
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would work). |
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Anyway, I had to go (I'm on the road right now) and left it compiling |
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a new kernel (manually this time), that I'll test tomorrow. |
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Is there any way to copy the LiveCD kernel and initrd so I can boot |
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the EXACT kernel the CD is using? This way I can troubleshoot this |
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damn thing without a LiveCD and chroot every 5 minutes... |
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Daniel da Veiga |
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