Installation woes on a DL320 G2

[Rick Stevens]

On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 20:37 -0500, Larry wrote:
> I found a workaround but I will file this away for any future rebuilds
> as something to try.
> 
> I ended up going back to FC4 to install, which google told me would
> work, and then doing a direct FC4->FC6 upgrade via yum.
> 
> I'm going to let the machine run for a couple of days and check for any
> errors just to make sure that nothing is jacked up.
> 
> I'm pretty sure (ok 99.9%) that its a controller issue as when I
> disabled the controller the install proceeded fine up until It couldn't
> find any HD's.
> 
> Can you just do a noXXX where XXX is any module you dont want loaded or
> is there a specific list?  I have been pretty lucky during installs to
> not have any issues so I'm not all that familiar with what options are
> available. If you have a good link to read about this it would be welcome.

Most (not all) of the boot options are described in the kernel
documentation:

    /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-(version)/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt

A lot of issues seem to stem from APICs, so I'd try "noapic".

> Dario Lesca wrote:
> > Il giorno dom, 25/02/2007 alle 13.57 -0500, Larry ha scritto:
> >> Trying to get a FC6 install on a DL320 G2.
> >>
> >> I get past the check media fine, then the problems start
> >> The system is just hanging when trying to bring up the GUI installer OR
> >> the text "gui"
> >> If I go the standard install method then I get the cursor, but nothing else.
> >> If I try text, I get a blue background but never any text or options.
> >>
> >> I have tried
> >> acpi=off apm=off, nofb,i8042.nomux, resolution=800x600(and 640x480 and
> >> 1024x768)
> > 
> > try 'nodmraid' option.
> > 
> 
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