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тАО05-10-2005 12:47 AM
тАО05-10-2005 12:47 AM
i have quiet a heavy problem here
i'm setting up a HP DL 380 G4 server with SuSE SLES 8.1. I first set up a disk array (HP SMart Array 6i) using ORCA (two disks with RAID 1). I then try to install SuSE but at the very beginning when it comes to probe the hardware YAST stops saying : "No hard disk were found : check your hardware).
I did the same on previous servers with Smart Array 5i and never encountered the problem.
Does SLES 8.1 have kernel support for Smart Array 6i by default ?
If not how can i somehow fix this ?
Any help is greatly appreciated
thanks a lot
Solved! Go to Solution.
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тАО05-10-2005 04:38 AM
тАО05-10-2005 04:38 AM
Re: No disk detected during SLES 8.1 install
http://h18022.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/20796.html
I *THINK* your system is in the supported matrix.
See also:
http://developer.novell.com/yes/80532.htm
Hope this helps!
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тАО05-10-2005 04:43 AM
тАО05-10-2005 04:43 AM
Re: No disk detected during SLES 8.1 install
Good luck!
Bryan
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тАО05-10-2005 05:20 AM
тАО05-10-2005 05:20 AM
Re: No disk detected during SLES 8.1 install
but unfortunately my G4 doesn't have any floppy plus the driver diskette has been set up for 2.4-21 kernel whereas mine is 2.4-19
thanks anyway
if you think of any other workaround let me know
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тАО05-11-2005 01:51 AM
тАО05-11-2005 01:51 AM
Re: No disk detected during SLES 8.1 install
Well, http://h18004.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/20798.html has the rpm version that supports your kernel, but I imagine an rpm won't help you at install.
There are earlier revisions of the driver link I showed yesterday at http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/storage/us/revision/7974.html. For example, clicking on the version 2.4.50-30 13 Sept. 2004 link version takes you to:
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/storage/us/download/22004.html which seems like it might support pre-SP3 version of SLES8. Assuming the driver is compatible, could you burn the driver to a CD?
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тАО05-11-2005 02:12 AM
тАО05-11-2005 02:12 AM
Re: No disk detected during SLES 8.1 install
burning it to a CD is one idea i didn't try for now for i still don't have the ISO image of SUSE SP3. I'm currently downloading it and then i'll try to load the module during the install process by using an external USB drive...if this fails for some reasons i'll try with a CD but i don't know if there's a particular procedure to respect to burn the CD, i imagine that can't just take the floppy content and put it on the CD just lie that, am i right ?
thanks a lot for your help, it's greatly appreciated
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тАО05-11-2005 02:35 AM
тАО05-11-2005 02:35 AM
Re: No disk detected during SLES 8.1 install
1. During the Installation choose Manual Install.
2. Follow the on screen instructions until the Main Menu screen.
3. From the main menu select:
Kernel modules (Hardware drivers)
4. Next select:
add driver update
5. Insert the cdrom disk containing your smart array driver(s)
6. Next select:
hdc (or wherever your cdrom is located) If you had a floppy drive you would select floppy if Driver Update disk is on the floppy)
7. Wait for Driver Updates Added, and hopefully the smart array 6i will show up in the window. Select OK.
8. Remove the smart array driver update disk and insert the SLES 8.x OS disk. Select Go Back.
9. From the Main Menu select:
Start Installation and follow the on screen prompts to complete the OS installation.
Hopefully this should work!
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тАО05-11-2005 03:19 AM
тАО05-11-2005 03:19 AM
Re: No disk detected during SLES 8.1 install
i don't have the "add driver update" offer on step 4 of your procedure
distribution is SLES 8.1 kernel 2.4-19
regards
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тАО05-11-2005 05:32 AM
тАО05-11-2005 05:32 AM
SolutionI found some postings where the SLES 8 SP4 supports the SA 6i, FYI, so if you could get that version that might solve your problem without having to do any special driver update..
BTW, at bootup for install is there a "Press F6 for driver update" where you have the option of booting off hard drive, installation, rescue, etc. screen? It might be the left ALT key that needs to be pressed. I don't have my old test SLES 8 CDs in front of me to check. A link of HP's site for a different SCSI installation instruction states the following, but I'm not sure if it is specific to SLES 9 or not:
"Boot the...server from CD-ROM 1 of the base UnitedLinux 1.0 installation media (not CD-ROM 1 of SP2a). When the Linux \"boot\" screen is displayed, press the left ALT key to supply the driver diskette."
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тАО05-11-2005 09:20 PM
тАО05-11-2005 09:20 PM
Re: No disk detected during SLES 8.1 install
thanks again for your inputs
i somehow found the SLES SP3 CD and i'm going to check if i can get the SCSI controller recognised by using a USB external floppy
i found a procedure on another thread
i'll let you how it goes
thanks again for your help, it's much appreciated