Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
Eve.8ryone,
I have had a SuperMicro machine running Centos 5.8 that had been progressively updated with yum-cron from a 5.0 CD install.
I upgraded the SuperMicro with more memory, switched out the CD with a DVD and tried to boot to the Centos x64 6.2 dvd. My plan was to test the memory before I added the hard drives, but I could not I could not get the machine to boot from the disc. I also tried some Fedora
<snip> > Ok. Next question: what *happens* when you try to boot? Do you get > anywhere? Are there any errors showing up onscreen? > > We get a one line descriptor at the top of the screen that starts out > with > > ISOLINUX ....... > > Sorry, but I can not remember the full line. > > The system then hangs at this point, and after this is displayed it does > not appear that the DVD drive is accessed again. At least the light on > the DVD does not blink again. > If you can boot another server from this DVD, it suggests that there's a driver missing, though if this is an install disk, that's odd. Have you tried <ctrl><alt><f4> or f5? IIRC, those should show what goes into dmesg.
I have installed 4 other machines with this same DVD disc. The only thing that is a little different is that we have not attached a hard disc drive to the SuperMicro yet, we were only at the point of testing the memory.
Thanks for your advice about <ctrl><alt>F4 I will not be able to try this until I can get to the machine, prob 24 hrs. I'll let you know what happens.
Here's a thought: in the BIOS, in boot order, is the DVD *first*?
mark
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Mark,
I sure appreciate your help. Unfortunately, that was one of the first things I did. Joe Eubank is helping me on this project, and he just sent me a note that he was able to get Centos to boot from a usb stick so we may be able to bypass our problem. I'll keep everyone informed so others can benefit from our trial and error.
Greg