Install redhat 3U5

[Nabil_11]

Hi all,

I need to install Redhat 3U5 on Blade server BL680c.
I dont have floppy disk drive.
when I start the installtion. I type
linux updates dd
it ask me to insert the driver at /dev/scd0 or /dev/scd1.
is there is any way that I can
use the linux updates dd to point to usb flash memory wich /dev/sda

BR

Nabil

[Matti_Kurkela · Accepted solution]

Where did you get a driver disk for RHEL 3 for BL680c?

It is not available at the standard download page:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3562397&taskId=135&prodTypeId=3709945&prodSeriesId=3454580&submit.y=0&submit.x=0〈=en&cc=us

In fact, looks like RHEL 3 (any Update level) is not supported on BL680c.

Remember that RHEL 3 uses a 2.4.xx series Linux kernel, while RHEL 4 and above use 2.6.xx series kernel. The driver disk for RHEL 4 or 5 is *not* useful for RHEL 3.

MK

[John McNulty_2]

If you're really stuck with using 3U5 and can't use a later version, have you considered running your 3U5 install inside a Virtual Machine and abstracting the hardware?