[olug] Suse 9.1/Compaq ProLiant 6000-Boot Sector

[neal rauhauser]

 Is it a multiprocessor box? I've had eight multiprocessor Proliants of
various models and exactly *one* behaves with an SMP kernel.


Dave Thacker wrote:
> 
> On Monday 31 May 2004 11:28, Dave Thacker wrote:
> > I'm trying to install Suse 9.1 on my Compaq Proliant 6000.  All the drives
> > are under the control of the Compaq Raid Controller.  On my first attempt,
> > CD 1 loaded, the machine rebooted and hung without a prompt.  On my second
> > attempt I took a closer look at the boot settings on the setup menu and
> > noticed that Suse wanted to install grub on the MBR.  For my second attemp,
> > I changed the location of grub to the /boot partition which is at /dev/isa/
> > c0d0p0.   I'm now getting a grub prompt, but it can't seem to find the
> > kernel.
> 
> Progress, sort of.  I've told Suse to put grub on the / disk at c0d0p0.  I now
> get a grub prompt, but the system hangs immediately after starting tty
> logging.   I still haven't found the "right" place for everything.  BTW, if
> there is a HOWTO on this, I'd appreciate a link.  I've GTFI for a long time
> today, but all the configs I've seen differ in some major way from mine.
> 
> DT
> 
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