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Tonatiuh
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boot problem

I install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 update 2 into a HP Proliant server. Server has a QLogic fibre channel adapter and connected to a HP EVA.

Server has an internal disk adapter CCISS.

All the installation process performs well. When the system reboots to start for first time, it shows a message like this:

"minimal BASH-like line editing is supported..."

And only shows the "GRUB>" prompt.

I have tryed to load the kernel and boot, but it cannot identify the filesystem "/" to mount.

I have repeated the installation process several times always with same result.

Any idea?
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Ivan Ferreira
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Re: boot problem

How are you partitioning your system? Are you using LVM? have you tried using the default partition scheme? Where are you installing the boot loader?
Por que hacerlo dificil si es posible hacerlo facil? - Why do it the hard way, when you can do it the easy way?
Tonatiuh
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Re: boot problem

How are you partitioning your system?
I partitioned manually during the installation process (Disk Druid).

Are you using LVM?
Nop.

have you tried using the default partition scheme?
Nop, I will do it in the next try.

Where are you installing the boot loader?
I do not specify any special place for the boot loader, I am installing as always I have done it before. I think MBR.
Kodjo Agbenu
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Re: boot problem

Hi,

Could you post /boot/grub/menu.lst and /etc/fstab ? In case system cannot boot, try rescue mode from your install CD-ROM to collect this information.

Good lcuk.
Kodjo
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Tonatiuh
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Re: boot problem

The problem is solved.

I only disconnected the external storage (HP EVA) and installed without this storage connected and everything worked well. After installation I connected again the external storage and it was detected well. No more problems.

Thank you to all!