RE: RH9 & Compaq Install problem

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Hi Pete,

> On January 5, 2004 12:05 am, Ken Cole wrote:
> > Thank you Pete,
> >
> > F3 says:
> >
> > error trying to mount device /dev/hda
> >
> > F4 says:
> >
> > unable to identify cd-rom format
> >
> > Now just before it trys to detect the cd-rom it loads 
> cciss, compaq raid
> > driver I think, as this server has a raid controller with 
> thre drives in a
> > raid 5 configuration.
> >
> > How do I get the iso images from the cd's onto a *nix 
> server?  I know how
> > to NFS export/mount the data from there.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> 
> Hi Ken,
> Is the CD on the primary master? because that is what hda 
> indicates, if that 
> is the wrong device, can you explicitly list it when it asks 
> for the location 
> of the source? as in /dev/hdc for sec. master.

I believe itis hda as the drivrs are scsi in a raid array.  You cannot type in a device name when choosing, just choose from Cd-Rom, NFS, etc

> For the NFS install, there are two ways you could do it. You 
> could download 
> the .iso images into an exported directory (the install will 
> mount the iso 
> images) or if you don't want to get the iso's, then you can 
> copy cd 1 into an 
> exported dir, then add the rpm's from the other 2 cd's into 
> the RPMS dir.
> On all 3 cd's the rpm's are in <cd-mount-point>/RedHat/RPMS

Cool, I will look at doing this.

Thanks

Ken


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