David Nedrow wrote:
I've been having trouble getting Fedora (Cores 1, 2, and 3T1) to install or boot on multiple Compaq Proliant servers. THese include multiple DL360s and 1850Rs.
So far as I can tell, the cpqarray driver is never being loaded by the kernels provided in the Fedora install image.
If I replace the kernel in the install image with one I've built, the install goes without a problem.
However, after a successful install, the actual installation now will not boot as it's using the kernel from the Fedora tree. When I boot my kernel, I can see the cpqarray driver loading, but I do not see it load with the Fedora kernels.
Basically, the boot ends with a kernel panic and complains about a bad kernel root.
I have verified that the cpqarray module is present in 2.6.6-1.435.2.3 and 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 kernel rpms:
/lib/modules/2.6.6-1.435.2.3/kernel/drivers/block/cpqarray.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.7-1.494.2.2/kernel/drivers/block/cpqarray.ko
My guess from your description is that the initrd is missing this and supporting modules. Try booting your rescue kernel, checking whether there is an entry in /etc/modprobe.conf for it:
alias scsi_hostadapter cpqarray alias scsi_hostadapter1 sym53c8xx
Then do a mkinitrd for your installed kernel version. Then try booting normally.
Note that on the DL360s, the Smart Array controller is an integrated device, while in the 1850s it's an add-on card.
Actually on the DL360 the RAID controller is on a small separate DIMM-like card near the front of the box. It can be removed and the disks used as conventional SCSI disks, which I have done with FC1 and FC2.
I'm not new to linux, but this has really got me frustrated.
Hopefully the mkinitrd will fix this for you.
-David
Chris
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