Redhat-install-list Digest, Vol 7, Issue 16
Sharif Naser
sharif at QASCO.com.qa
Tue Sep 14 19:50:37 UTC 2004
I have created logical drives through the configuration utility of the raid controller but i think the storage controller of the ml370 need firmware upgrade. do i need to do anything after that or just plug in the redhat cd & start installing.
Regards,
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Today's Topics:
1. RE: installing redhat linux on proliant ml370 (Waldher, Travis R)
2. Re: Redhat 9 install, error installing
glibc-common-2.3.2-11.9 (Rick Stevens)
3. Building a new computer (Bruce McDonald)
4. Re: Building a new computer (linux r)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:03:14 -0700
From: "Waldher, Travis R" <Travis.R.Waldher at boeing.com>
Subject: RE: installing redhat linux on proliant ml370
To: "Getting started with Red Hat Linux"
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sharif Naser [mailto:sharif at QASCO.com.qa]
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 7:35 AM
> To: redhat-install-list at redhat.com
> Subject: installing redhat linux on proliant ml370
>
> Hello experts,
> while installing red hat linux ES AS 3 on compaq proliant
> ml370, i get the following message after detecting raid
> storage controllers " no hard drive found " & then after
> adding the detected drivers it goes till it reaches automatic
> partitioning or manual partitioning & then whatever i choose
> it say error & reboots.
>
> any help is highly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
Which array controller is in it?
If it is the 6400 Series I'm not sure the cciss drivers shipped with
AS3.0 are compatible. But not having a controller on hand, I can't
confirm that. If your still broken in about a month, I'll have a ML370
on hand I can load with AS3.0 real fast to let you know what the problem
is.
I'm assuming you already went in to the array controller before
installing linux and created your drive arrays, right?
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:36:58 -0700
From: Rick Stevens <rstevens at vitalstream.com>
Subject: Re: Redhat 9 install, error installing
glibc-common-2.3.2-11.9
To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
<redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
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Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 09:25:03PM -0700, Murle Bubba Meetze wrote:
>
>>I am trying to install Redhat 9 on the following.
>>
>>AMD K6-2 400Mhz processor
>>512 RAM
>>don't know mother board info right now.
>>
>>I get the following error at the start of the packages
>>install.
>>
>>-------------------
>>Error installing package
>>
>>There was an error installing glibc-common-2.3.2-11.9.
>> The can indicate media failure, lack of disk space,
>>and/or hardware problems. The is a fatal error and
>>your install will be aborted. Please verify your
>>media and try your install again.
>>
>>Press the OK button to reboot your system.
>>-------------------
>>
>>I have checked the media. I have tried various
>>things:
>>
>>1. nodma noapic
>>2. installing to ext2 instead of ext3 partitions.
>>3. ftp/http install
>>
>>One thing I notice, that the install reports the
>>glibc-common rpm package as like 186,000KB but the
>>actual rpm is only like 12MB.
>
>
> The true nature of the error will be found in /root/install.log (boot
> into rescue mode* when you reboot), or if you Ctrl-Alt-F1 through -F4
> at the time of the failure, one of those may also have that
> information.
>
> *Rescue mode: With the install CD in the drive, put "linux rescue" at
> the boot prompt. Let it mount your (partial) install if it wants to,
> at /mnt/sysimage, then
>
> cd /mnt/sysimage/root
> cat install.log
>
> Use "exit" to reboot or re-attempt the install.
Are you certain you have enough free space on the hard drive? The
pre-install check isn't really complete.
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- VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com -
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:42:45 -0800
From: Bruce McDonald <brucemcdonal at mindspring.com>
Subject: Building a new computer
To: redhat-install-list at redhat.com
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Hello,
I am hoping to build a computer that I can dual boot Linux and Windows
(Sorry, my wife has programs she uses to assist her in writing that are
only windows).
Does anyone know of hardware that has no trouble with Linux, or a good
source of info about it. I probably didn't follow google far enough, but
the sourceforge articles it pointed to were not entirely relevent.
I would like to use an AMD 64 bit processor Socket 754 (or Socket 939 if it
doesn't break the bank), will probably get an ATI All-in-Wonder 9000 Pro
graphics card, a SoundBlaster Audigy 2ZS, US Robotics 56K Modem, and some
sort of DVD +-R +-RW drive.
Any wisdom on if any of this works or doesn't work with Linux would be
appreciated.
Also, I may have to step down to a 32 bit processor depending on the overall
cost of the system, so feel free to comment on those too.
I am also a bit confused about what I should be looking for on the power
supply to make sure I am getting one that supports software shutdown.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Bruce
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:32:24 -0400
From: linux r <linuxr at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Building a new computer
To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
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Bruce,
A few thoughts for what it's worth.
1. Most of the problems are going to come from wanting to run really
new and old hardware together. For example, a DVD burner with older
hardware will likely give you some issues that are real time-wasters.
Sounds like you are on board with good hardware though. That'll be
good, since M$ operating systems drain system resources like (fill in
analogy here)....
2. The other thing is cost. For example I was going to build a box
for someone a while back but I (as an individual) was unable to buy
parts and assemble a box for as cheap as just going out and buying a
Dell or something. Determine what dollar figure is too much, say,
$500 or something, and make sure you stay within. I have seen someone
spend $1200 on building a box with all the latest and greatest---real
macho but stupid when you can buy a heck of a machine and just
customize the order without ever getting your hands dirty.
3. Talk to some LUG people about what they have seen and done. Maybe
you will luck out and someone in your LUG will have or be able to demo
a machine for not too much. I haven't spec'd out this machine, but it
really helps to see what people have done already.
4. sites:
walmart.com (look under pc's without Os-es for about $250 i hear)
http://www.tomshardware.com/
redhat.com (search for hardware compatibility list-- HCL)
linuxmigration.com (highly recommended - also site has good burner
tutorial etc.)
http://www.xandros.com/
5. If you are able to convince your wife that she could still run
windows apps in a linux environment, you could set up a very
businessline Xandros environment that is windows-friendly. Then,
instead of shelling out hundred$ of dollar$, you could just buy an
application called 'crossover' that will basically supply the windows
api's for windows apps. Openoffice.org will do most everything else
you want for free. Then you solve the best of all worlds - get a
windows- looking gui, that is more secure than windows, still runs a
linux kernel, and just wind up shelling out about $60 for the
application. Whoops! just checked the xandros site -- looks like you
would get that for free.
6. If all else fails, at least hardware wise, you can get a lot of
questions answered by talking to a linux vendor about a system.
NON-RETAIL sales guys deal in the hardware every.single.day and they
would be in the know specifically regarding compatibility. You could
buy identical hardware. You could also try buying a 'server' that is
a couple of years old, but still a decent speed machine (with whatever
specs you decide that is). That might be a happy medium of
not-too-old and not-too-new. Also the bus is important. Sometimes
with higher throughput, you get a faster box because of bottlenecks.
Again, these guys know the hardware a lot better than many people I
know in the Linux world since most of us probably focus on the OS.
7. I don't see any other hw issues with the parts you mentioned, at
least not off the top of my head. One other idea might be to get a
machine that is a couple of years old, and rely on the USB for
external DVD burner usage. In other words, you could treat the DVD as
an 'add on' device. Out of everything you mentioned, the DVD burner
is probably the newest and least supported thing out there. If you
could get the system going without it, all you would have to mess with
would be USB support and whatever kernel or driver issues that may or
may not exist for that hardware (or other hardware you could swap if
further problems existed).
Hope that helps
linuxr
On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:42:45 -0800, Bruce McDonald
<brucemcdonal at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am hoping to build a computer that I can dual boot Linux and Windows
> (Sorry, my wife has programs she uses to assist her in writing that are
> only windows).
>
> Does anyone know of hardware that has no trouble with Linux, or a good
> source of info about it. I probably didn't follow google far enough, but
> the sourceforge articles it pointed to were not entirely relevent.
>
> I would like to use an AMD 64 bit processor Socket 754 (or Socket 939 if it
> doesn't break the bank), will probably get an ATI All-in-Wonder 9000 Pro
> graphics card, a SoundBlaster Audigy 2ZS, US Robotics 56K Modem, and some
> sort of DVD +-R +-RW drive.
>
> Any wisdom on if any of this works or doesn't work with Linux would be
> appreciated.
> Also, I may have to step down to a 32 bit processor depending on the overall
> cost of the system, so feel free to comment on those too.
>
> I am also a bit confused about what I should be looking for on the power
> supply to make sure I am getting one that supports software shutdown.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce
>
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