Hello All,
Sorry for the re-post of this message, but I didn't get any
responses last time, and I am in desperate need of help. Does anyone
have tips for me? Any help is greatly appreciated.
I have a Compaq Proliant 6500 (P11) Server in my lab, and I have
spent the last 3 days trying valiantly to install Debian 2.2 on it,
with no success. Here is the set of steps that I have taken:
- Perform Compaq System Erase with SmartStart utilities
- Configure SMART 3200 Array Controller for RAID-0
- Boot to Debian 2.2 CD #1 (using kernel 2.2.17)
- Put cpqarray module built from 2.2.17 sources on a floppy
- Execute a shell from dbootstrap, mount floppy, install module
- Proceed Normally with Installation
Everything appears to go fine, until I finally reboot the system.
Then I am told the following:
request_module[block-major-72]: root fs not mounted
VFS: Cannot open root device 48:02
I installed the root filesystem on the second partition in the RAID
Array (/dev/ida/c0d0p2), since the first partition is the compaq
system utilities. When I booted back to the rescue CD, and looked at
the device in question, it lists the major/minor number for
/dev/ida/c0d0p2 as 72,2. I am baffled as to why it can't find the
root filesystem, and also as to why it tries to find the root device
at 48:02 when I see the major/minor number as 72,2 from the rescue
CD.
I have the latest BIOS and SMART 3200 Firmware installed on the
server. I have looked exhaustively at Compaq's support pages for
Linux, and they have not helped. Any help or advice on this would be
greatly appreciated.
Please CC me as I am not currently subscribed to the list.
Thanks a lot,
Steve
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Steve Beitzel
Computer Science Department, IIT
Systems Administrator,
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