Grub error 6 when intalling SUSE 11 SP1 on HP ProLiant DL 560 Gen8

[ssanchez]

Hello,

we need to install SUSE 11 SP1 on HP ProLiant DL 560 Gen8. We have followed the instrutions on http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03237878, using the proposed kISO image (from a DVD) and then using a USB with the contents of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 CD#1.

It goes well, until the very end of the installation, where the following error is returned:

"Error occured while installing GRUB"

(...)

Error 6: mismatched or corrupt version of stage 1/stage2"

Any clue? I can give more information of the error, if needed.

Thank you very much in advance for your support.

[Jason Orendorf]

This is an old thread so I assume it has been resolved.   I'd suggest trying SP2 or SP3 instead.  Both of those natively support the chipset on DL560Gen8 servers and so don't require a kISO at install time.

If SP1 is an absolute requirement, is the problem reproducible?  What type of storage is configured for the boot disk (Smart Array, SAN)?

-Jason