From: Alexei_Roudnev (Alexei_Roudnev_at_exigengroup.com)
Date: Thu May 04 2006 - 22:52:02 CEST
Message-ID: <001a01c66fbc$981fbf30$6f31a8c0@sjc.exigengroup.com> From: "Alexei_Roudnev" <Alexei_Roudnev@exigengroup.com> Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 13:52:02 -0700 Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] SLES-9 Install on Dell 2850, no root device
Aaa..
If you use network installation, DO NOT FORGOT, when upgrading server (inst
server I mean) to SP3, to copy boot files from SP3 again.
Install will not work if you have SP1 files on tftpboot and SP3 files in
installationm source.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Joffe" <rjoffe@yahoo.com>
To: <suse-sles-e@suse.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] SLES-9 Install on Dell 2850, no root device
> On Thursday 04 May 2006 13:45, Alexei_Roudnev wrote:
> > Strange; I installed it all many many times and never had any problems.
> > With SLES9-SP1, SLES9-SP3, SLES9 , in 32 and 64 bit modes.
> >
> > Looks as you used wrong installation sequence. Did you try to install
SLES9
> > firtst and the upgrade to SP1 and then to SP3?
> >
> > PS. Novell support... forget about it, it is useless.
> >
>
> Alexei,
>
> The install was a network (via http) install of SLES-9, SP3. I also have
> installed this on earlier versions of Dell 2850's without any issues.
>
> This might have to do with newer PERC (RAID) controllers on these servers.
>
> As far as Novell support goes, My gripe was really with the web site. In
order
> to enter in a trouble ticket, you had to really understand the design of
the
> form. It was really not very well designed. Pop up windows for choosing
> values instead of list boxes.
>
> The whole trouble ticket entry was just very painful.
>
> The actual support on the other hand was perfect, and quite fast too.
>
> It seems from my experiences, as well as those of others I have seen here,
> that the old SuSE support structure is still in place and performing very
> well. The whole problem is with the new Novell web site. I would take back
> the old SuSE portal in a flash!
>
> Ron
>
>
>
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ron Joffe" <rjoffe@yahoo.com>
> > To: <suse-sles-e@suse.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:48 AM
> > Subject: [suse-sles-e] SLES-9 Install on Dell 2850, no root device
> >
> > > I have submitted this same issue to Novell support (After figuring out
> >
> > their
> >
> > > very poorly designed service request form).
> > >
> > > Perhaps someone on the list has a suggestion as well ?
> > >
> > >
> > > SLES-9 SP3 32 bit
> > > Server:
> > > Dell 2850
> > > Perc 4/Di controller - Single Raid 1 Partition
> > > Dual Xeon 3.4
> > > 4GB Ram
> > >
> > > Install, standard install.
> > > Partitions:
> > > /dev/sda1 - 100Meg ext2 /boot
> > > /dev/sda2 - 2GB SWAP
> > > /dev/sda3 - 5 GB /
> > > Install went just fine, after package load, system reboots. On reboot,
> >
> > console
> >
> > > displays:
> > > Loading kernal/fs/reiserfs/reiserfs.ko
> > > waiting for device /dev/sda3 ro appear: ....not found -- device nodes:
> > > long list of device nodes (tty's,pty's, etc)
> > > No root device found: exiting to /bin/sh
> > >
> > > I can boot via rescue disk, and easily mount /dev/sda3 to /mnt and
> >
> > /dev/sda1
> >
> > > to /mnt/boot.
> > >
> > > I have chrooted in the rescue mode to /mnt and ran yast to apply all
> >
> > latest
> >
> > > patches (including kernel). This did not help the configuration.
> > >
> > > I have gone into the bios and changed all disk and boot settings a
number
> >
> > of
> >
> > > different formats, this did not help either.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ron
> > >
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