RedHat 9 install cannot open root device and kernel panic

[Rick Stevens]

Allen, Catherine wrote:
> Rick Stevens wrote:
>  
>>  Have you checked HP's site for any special driver disks for your system?
>  
> Yes, I have - there are not any.
>  
> My problem is that the standard driver does not appear to be available 
> to the installation program.  None of my team have seen this before on 
> DL380s.

Do you see the driver load?  This is sometimes easier to see if you use
the text install mode rather than the GUI mode ("boot: linux text").

>>  It should see it without a noprobe.
>  
> Yes, the CDROM can be seen without a noprobe -- but the disks can't.
>  
> Using "noprobe" was so that I could specify which drives and driver to use.
>  
> So the install can see EITHER the cdrom OR the hard drives. 
>  
>>  check the other three consoles
>  
> Attempting to get to the other consoles failed.  (nothing happened - no 
> other window)

It's easier to see the other consoles if you install in text mode.
ALT-F2, ALT-F3 and ALT-F4 will show them (ALT-F1 is the main console).
If you use the GUI installer, I think it's SHIFT-ALT-F2 through -F4.

>  
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Catherine.
> 
>  
> 
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