RE: Minimum memory and Compaq smartarray on 7.1

["Pete Peterson" <petersonp genrad com>]

> From: "Rob Round" <rob web-sites com>
> To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
> Subject: RE: Minimum memory and Compaq smartarray on 7.1
> 
> I don't have a bootable setup right now, but I'll reinstall 7.0 and get
> that output.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Rob.
> 
> > 
> > >Yeah, if I pass both parameters at the same time it still fails on the root
> > >device.
> > >
> > Okay.. maybe we can look at the underlying things. If you still have a
> > bootable setup via rh7.0, could you show us the output of these
> > commands?
> > 
> > fdisk -l
> > free
> > 
> > and the contents of /etc/fstab and /etc/modules.conf?  That might give
> > us a little to go on.  I can't say, from what you've posted so far,
> > what could make that happen.  Hopefully a few others will volunteer
> > some info, as I'm no expert on raid.
> > 
> > Jeff Hogg

You might try using Tom's RootBoot disk.  It's Linux on a single bootable
floppy and is very useful for checking out situations where the install
never really gets off the ground.

Get it from http://www.toms.net/rb/

    pete