Ok, here's what iam trying on,, a compaq proliant 8500 server with 8 xeon 550mhz processors, 6 gig ram,, i just installed centos 4.1 on a proliant 3000 dual 550's and 2 gig ram and went smooth as silk, just got the 8500 and it seems to be in good order, but when i tried (twice) to install centos 4.1 it stalls shortly after a screen of stuff installing and the last two items are something about usb ports (no usb on this or the other server), i then tried fedora core 3 for just a test and it stalled like centos but on the ide/floppy line, i would really like to get centos 4.1 installed on this machine so any help/insight would really be appreciated,,, chuck, a semi nube and a full webslave
} WebSlave } } Ok, here's what iam trying on,, a compaq proliant 8500 server with 8 xeon } 550mhz processors, 6 gig ram,, i just installed centos 4.1 on a proliant } 3000 dual 550's and 2 gig ram and went smooth as silk, just got the 8500 } and it seems to be in good order, but when i tried (twice) to install } centos 4.1 it stalls shortly after a screen of stuff installing and the } last two items are something about usb ports (no usb on this or the other } server), i then tried fedora core 3 for just a test and it stalled like } centos but on the ide/floppy line, i would really like to get centos 4.1 } installed on this machine so any help/insight would really be } appreciated,,, } } chuck, a semi nube and a full webslave } when you first boot the install media try this... ummmmm assuming that you are not trying to install kde or gnome or any xserver up front if at all. i didnt.... linux text lowres nousb nousbstorage skipddc and your install could or should work like a charm.... yes there are other potential options yet this is the best start i have experienced so far... i dont know everything about your server yet i have done so many compaq proliant installs lately that i just have a feel about a few things that are important and typically learned from a combo of others experience and trial and error to my satisfaction.... regards, - rh -- Robert Hanson Abba Communications http://www.abbacomm.net
} } Ok, here's what iam trying on,, a compaq proliant 8500 server with 8 xeon } 550mhz processors, 6 gig ram,, i just installed centos 4.1 on a proliant } 3000 dual 550's and 2 gig ram and went smooth as silk, just got the 8500 } and it seems to be in good order, but when i tried (twice) to install } centos 4.1 it stalls shortly after a screen of stuff installing and the } last two items are something about usb ports (no usb on this or the other } server), i then tried fedora core 3 for just a test and it stalled like } centos but on the ide/floppy line, i would really like to get centos 4.1 } installed on this machine so any help/insight would really be } appreciated,,, } } chuck, a semi nube and a full webslave Chuck, oops, i forgot in my first post to this... there could be an issue with having 6 Gig RAM as well... i dont recall what it is right off the bat though... maybe Bryan is around... i have read just about everyones productive work on this list and i just dont remember what the largemem issue was with greater than 2gig or 4 gig... anyways, if my first suggestion doesnt work, please wait for Bryan and the others to pick up on this thread... let us know what happens with linux text lowres nousb nousbstorage skipddc and hopefully you wont have a memory issue until after the initial install if at all. kind regards, - rh