On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 23:01 +0200, Kai Schaetzl wrote:
Karanbir Singh wrote on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:17:26 +0100:
now would be a good time to look at the installer docs at www.centos.org/docs/
well, the problem is that the docs do not say anything about what kind of file that function wants to see. http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.1/Installation_Guide/ch07s04.html "If you need to use a driver image, such as during a PCMCIA device or NFS installation, the installation program prompts you to insert the driver (as a diskette, CD-ROM, or file name) when it is needed." And that was it. That's not with "linux dd", it's later when anaconda by itself specifically allows me to provide the driver when it needs it. It allows me to pick filenames from the media. Very well. But what kind of file does it expect? If it expects me to select a dd image file. Well, I have already done that and it fails. That's why I'm asking what kind of file that anaconda dialog expects. If it expects something other than a floppy image then it's obvious why it fails.
Kai
Yea, it's pretty obvious why it really fails. I'm sure HP did not type up that readme file for no reason. I'm also pretty sure there are a few people reading these threads that are confused right about now. They probably don't know what to make of the situation. I am also getting confused because I did not like the comment about you saying you were going to go to the HP Forums to see how smart they were!!! I also bet they are not NICE as the "centos-lists". If indeed this is a new HP Server (i'm to lazy to look it up) they have phone support. My thoughts are that its been about 2 days and you have not even began to put a dent in it (you know doing it the way hp said) because you did not even mention the driver install failing from the boot prompt.
This is not a grip it is the Truth and Facts....