[WBEL-users] WBEL on a Dell Poweredge 4400
Cameron Showalter
cameron@gwschool.com
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:18:54 -0800
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I'm looking at support.dell.com and I do see AMI PERC2/DC scsi raid
drivers for RHEL3.
American Megatrends (AMI) PERC2/DC, v.1.06, A04
<http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&SystemID=PWE_PNT_XEO_4400&os=LE30&osl=en&deviceid=1378&devlib=35&category=35&releaseid=R37452>
Release Date: 04/15/2004
Description: This firmware release creates a bootable firmware update
diskette for Dell
PERC 2/DC controller.
Richard Humphrey wrote:
>Unfortunately there are no drivers for the PERC2/DC card on their
>site that I can find. I am beginning to wonder if something else is
>wrong. If I can create partitions and format them etc, wouldnt the
>linux installed driver be working? I just get failures when
>installing packages.. I see others that are having no trouble with
>this card, so it makes me wonder if it could be something else.
>
>
>
>
>On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:25:18 -0500, Mace.Scott@tatravelcenters.com
><Mace.Scott@tatravelcenters.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Go to the Dell support site and download the zip file for the driver. Make
>>sure you choose RHES3 as your OS. When you unzip it, (at least that was the
>>case for my 2650) you will find a file with the .img extension. That is a
>>floppy image for the driver disk. That .img file may be on the cd, but I'd
>>just get the latest from Dell. When you get that image on a floppy, start
>>your install with the command "linux dd" You will get prompted for the disk
>>when it needs it.
>>To get the image on a floppy, you can use dd on a linux box: dd
>>if=<filename>.img of=/dev/fd0
>>
>> =========================
>> Scott Mace
>> Security Administrator
>> Travelcenters of America
>> 440-808-4318
>> mace.scott@tatravelcenters.com
>> =========================
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard Humphrey <rlhumphrey@gmail.com>
>>Sent by: whitebox-users-admin@beau.org
>>
>>01/12/2005 09:37 AM
>>
>>Please respond to
>> Richard Humphrey <rlhumphrey@gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>To whitebox-users@beau.org
>>
>>cc
>>
>>Subject Re: [WBEL-users] WBEL on a Dell Poweredge 4400
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>I am still having problems getting WBEL installed on this machine.
>> Here is osme more info. This server has a PERC2/DC raid card in it
>> (AMI, not LSI) I believe. I have updated the BIOS and the RAID
>> firmware to the latest from DELL. I have seen several articles talking
>> about getting the megaraid2 driver from the cdrom, but dont see how to
>> do this. Also I cant seem to find the driver elsewhere. A pointer
>> int he right direction would be most helpful as I need to put this
>> machine back into service (It formerlay had Windows 2000 server on it)
>> running WBEL.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 21:59:16 -0600, Richard Humphrey
>> <rlhumphrey@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > I will try out the Megaraid2 driver. I thought I was using valid
>> > media, but I am going to redownload and burn again and scan to make
>> > sure it's all good.
>> >
>> > Thanks for the tip/
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:17:04 -0600, Ed Cooley <ecooley@strategy5.com>
>>wrote:
>> > > Did you scan the CD for errors? You might also try using the megaraid2
>> > > driver which can be selected in expert mode.
>> > >
>> > > ---
>> > > Ed Cooley
>> > > Strategy Systems, Inc.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: whitebox-users-admin@beau.org
>>[mailto:whitebox-users-admin@beau.org]
>> > > On Behalf Of Richard Humphrey
>> > > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 1:46 PM
>> > > To: whitebox-users@beau.org
>> > > Subject: [WBEL-users] WBEL on a Dell Poweredge 4400
>> > >
>> > > I have a Dell Poweredge 4400 server that I am trying to install WBEL
>> > > (Respin 1 CD's) on. It auto loads the megaraid drivers and I can get
>> > > through the configuration choices part of anaconda just fine, it's
>> > > just that when it begins to install packages it will simply hang up on
>> > > the first CD. FWIW I am doing a minimal install and I also tried
>> > > minimal install with the addition of Apache/MySQL and I get the same
>> > > thing every time. It doesnt seem to hang on the same packages either,
>> > > it is a different package each time.
>> > >
>> > > As a test I d/l CentOS and burned the ISO's and tried the install and
>> > > basically the same thing happened only with CentOS the installer
>> > > terminated and I got the "You may now reboot your system message"
>> > >
>> > > Anyone had any similar problems? Any suggestions. I googles for RHEL +
>> > > Poweredge and didnt find anything related really.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Richard Humphrey
>> > > _______________________________________________
>> > > Whitebox-users mailing list
>> > > Whitebox-users@beau.org
>> > > http://beau.org/mailman/listinfo/whitebox-users
>> > >
>> > > _______________________________________________
>> > > Whitebox-users mailing list
>> > > Whitebox-users@beau.org
>> > > http://beau.org/mailman/listinfo/whitebox-users
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Richard Humphrey
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Richard Humphrey
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>> Whitebox-users@beau.org
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I'm looking at support.dell.com and I do see AMI PERC2/DC scsi raid
drivers for RHEL3.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&SystemID=PWE_PNT_XEO_4400&os=LE30&osl=en&deviceid=1378&devlib=35&category=35&releaseid=R37452"
class="lnk">American Megatrends (AMI) PERC2/DC, v.1.06, A04</a><br>
<span class="para_small"><span class="subtitle">Release Date:</span> 04/15/2004<br>
<span class="subtitle">Description:</span> This firmware release
creates a bootable firmware update diskette for Dell <br>
PERC 2/DC controller. <br>
</span><br>
<br>
Richard Humphrey wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Unfortunately there are no drivers for the PERC2/DC card on their
site that I can find. I am beginning to wonder if something else is
wrong. If I can create partitions and format them etc, wouldnt the
linux installed driver be working? I just get failures when
installing packages.. I see others that are having no trouble with
this card, so it makes me wonder if it could be something else.
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:25:18 -0500, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Mace.Scott@tatravelcenters.com">Mace.Scott@tatravelcenters.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Mace.Scott@tatravelcenters.com"><Mace.Scott@tatravelcenters.com></a> wrote:
</pre>
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<pre wrap="">
Go to the Dell support site and download the zip file for the driver. Make
sure you choose RHES3 as your OS. When you unzip it, (at least that was the
case for my 2650) you will find a file with the .img extension. That is a
floppy image for the driver disk. That .img file may be on the cd, but I'd
just get the latest from Dell. When you get that image on a floppy, start
your install with the command "linux dd" You will get prompted for the disk
when it needs it.
To get the image on a floppy, you can use dd on a linux box: dd
if=<filename>.img of=/dev/fd0
=========================
Scott Mace
Security Administrator
Travelcenters of America
440-808-4318
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mace.scott@tatravelcenters.com">mace.scott@tatravelcenters.com</a>
=========================
Richard Humphrey <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rlhumphrey@gmail.com"><rlhumphrey@gmail.com></a>
Sent by: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:whitebox-users-admin@beau.org">whitebox-users-admin@beau.org</a>
01/12/2005 09:37 AM
Please respond to
Richard Humphrey <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rlhumphrey@gmail.com"><rlhumphrey@gmail.com></a>
To <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:whitebox-users@beau.org">whitebox-users@beau.org</a>
cc
Subject Re: [WBEL-users] WBEL on a Dell Poweredge 4400
I am still having problems getting WBEL installed on this machine.
Here is osme more info. This server has a PERC2/DC raid card in it
(AMI, not LSI) I believe. I have updated the BIOS and the RAID
firmware to the latest from DELL. I have seen several articles talking
about getting the megaraid2 driver from the cdrom, but dont see how to
do this. Also I cant seem to find the driver elsewhere. A pointer
int he right direction would be most helpful as I need to put this
machine back into service (It formerlay had Windows 2000 server on it)
running WBEL.
Thanks.
On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 21:59:16 -0600, Richard Humphrey
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rlhumphrey@gmail.com"><rlhumphrey@gmail.com></a> wrote:
> Thanks,
>
> I will try out the Megaraid2 driver. I thought I was using valid
> media, but I am going to redownload and burn again and scan to make
> sure it's all good.
>
> Thanks for the tip/
>
>
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:17:04 -0600, Ed Cooley <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ecooley@strategy5.com"><ecooley@strategy5.com></a>
wrote:
> > Did you scan the CD for errors? You might also try using the megaraid2
> > driver which can be selected in expert mode.
> >
> > ---
> > Ed Cooley
> > Strategy Systems, Inc.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:whitebox-users-admin@beau.org">whitebox-users-admin@beau.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:whitebox-users-admin@beau.org">mailto:whitebox-users-admin@beau.org</a>]
> > On Behalf Of Richard Humphrey
> > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 1:46 PM
> > To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:whitebox-users@beau.org">whitebox-users@beau.org</a>
> > Subject: [WBEL-users] WBEL on a Dell Poweredge 4400
> >
> > I have a Dell Poweredge 4400 server that I am trying to install WBEL
> > (Respin 1 CD's) on. It auto loads the megaraid drivers and I can get
> > through the configuration choices part of anaconda just fine, it's
> > just that when it begins to install packages it will simply hang up on
> > the first CD. FWIW I am doing a minimal install and I also tried
> > minimal install with the addition of Apache/MySQL and I get the same
> > thing every time. It doesnt seem to hang on the same packages either,
> > it is a different package each time.
> >
> > As a test I d/l CentOS and burned the ISO's and tried the install and
> > basically the same thing happened only with CentOS the installer
> > terminated and I got the "You may now reboot your system message"
> >
> > Anyone had any similar problems? Any suggestions. I googles for RHEL +
> > Poweredge and didnt find anything related really.
> >
> > --
> > Richard Humphrey
> > _______________________________________________
> > Whitebox-users mailing list
> > <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Whitebox-users@beau.org">Whitebox-users@beau.org</a>
> > <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://beau.org/mailman/listinfo/whitebox-users">http://beau.org/mailman/listinfo/whitebox-users</a>
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Whitebox-users mailing list
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> > <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://beau.org/mailman/listinfo/whitebox-users">http://beau.org/mailman/listinfo/whitebox-users</a>
> >
>
>
> --
> Richard Humphrey
>
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