[CentOS] [SOLVED] Re: Installing a CentOS based distro with Raid driver - Citrix XenServer

[Chan Chung Hang Christopher]

Georghy wrote:
> Chan Chung Hang Christopher a écrit :
>> Georghy wrote:
>>   
>>> Tru Huynh a écrit :
>>>     
>>>> On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 03:03:00PM +0200, Georghy wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>>> (1)Download that driver : 
>>>>> http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=3117&DwnldID=18570&lang=fra
>>>>> from the intel support web site
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>> You should have started your installation with "linux dd" and the initrd would
>>>> have been automatically created for you... (if xenserver works as CentOS-5)
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>> linux dd doesn't work, because linux label isn't in the boot 
>>> configuration of XenServer (I tried)
>>>     
>> The installation image just needs a dd kernel parameter that will be 
>> passed on to anaconda (the installer) no matter what the 'label'.
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> the label by default is "xe" should I try something like xe dd 
> noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2 noprobe=ata3 noprobe=ata4
> or just dd
> should I change someting with initrd ?

xe dd (assuming you have a floppy [is usb supported?] disk with the drivers)

> It seems that the system doesn't find the disk, I take a screenshot of 
> errors :
> 
> here is the lines shown during the splash screen of XenServer :
> http://img340.imageshack.us/i/capture12.png/ 
> <http://img340.imageshack.us/i/capture12.png/>
> 

...I suppose you somehow incorporated the drivers when 
installing...maybe just boot a rescue image and go fix up initrd. Put 
appropriate entries in modprobe.conf and recreate initrd.