Hi everyone,
My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't upgrade it to CentOS 4 using the CD's. At first I thought it was the old Megaraid card (that's no longer supported), so I replaced that with a new card. I've tried ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1 and now 4.2 which I've tested and booted in other machines. Just not this one.
I've never had a problem like this before so I'm not sure what information you need to help me debug this. The server stops right after the line about detecting the AGP video.
I have tried booting with noprobe and some other kernel options but nothing seems to work. Please let me know what else I can try to get it to boot.
Thanks, Ajay
# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CNB20HE Host Bridge (rev 23) 00:00.1 PCI bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 01) 00:00.2 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CNB20HE Host Bridge (rev 01) 00:00.3 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CNB20HE Host Bridge (rev 01) 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) 00:05.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 01) 00:05.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 01) 00:06.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) 00:0f.0 ISA bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) OSB4 South Bridge (rev 50) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) OSB4 IDE Controller 00:0f.2 USB Controller: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller (rev 04) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL AGP 2X (rev 27) 02:01.0 RAID bus controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic MegaRAID (rev 01)
NOTE: This is a dual-CPU board with only one CPU. When you throw in another P3 it gets too hot and locks up.
# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 8 model name : Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 999.583 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse bogomips : 1992.29
# cat /proc/interrupts CPU0 0: 19560150 XT-PIC timer 1: 3 XT-PIC keyboard 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc 9: 6737378 XT-PIC eth0 10: 2612911 XT-PIC megaraid, usb-ohci 15: 0 XT-PIC ide1 NMI: 0 ERR: 0
# free -m total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 1003 989 13 0 436 341 -/+ buffers/cache: 212 790 Swap: 1992 55 1936
# uname -a Linux XXXX 2.4.21-37.EL #1 Wed Sep 28 14:14:23 EDT 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
} Ajay Sharma } My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't upgrade it to CentOS 4 } using the CD's. At first I thought it was the old Megaraid card (that's } no longer supported), so I replaced that with a new card. I've tried } ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1 and now 4.2 which I've tested and booted in } other machines. Just not this one. } } I've never had a problem like this before so I'm not sure what } information you need to help me debug this. The server stops right } after the line about detecting the AGP video. } } I have tried booting with noprobe and some other kernel options but } nothing seems to work. Please let me know what else I can try to get it } to boot. } } Thanks, } Ajay }
since i dont have time to probe for more info from you in regards to are you doing a
linux upgradeany
type upgrade or if you are putting in more after that this is what i did on a fresh install
linux text nousb nousbstorage skipddc
so it spose it is possible that you could do an upgradeany with those specs as well... it is worth a try to see
linux upgradeany texst nousb nousbstorage skipddc
you can google a list of install spec possibilities and trial and error too.
ymmv yet this is just an fyi before i hit the sack
night
- rh
-- Robert Hanson - Abba Communications Computer & Internet Services www.abbacomm.net
If you are having too many problems upgrading and don't want to start from scratch, why not stay put on Centos3.x ?
Robert wrote:
} Ajay Sharma } My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't upgrade it to CentOS 4 } using the CD's. At first I thought it was the old Megaraid card (that's } no longer supported), so I replaced that with a new card. I've tried } ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1 and now 4.2 which I've tested and booted in } other machines. Just not this one. } } I've never had a problem like this before so I'm not sure what } information you need to help me debug this. The server stops right } after the line about detecting the AGP video. } } I have tried booting with noprobe and some other kernel options but } nothing seems to work. Please let me know what else I can try to get it } to boot. } } Thanks, } Ajay }
since i dont have time to probe for more info from you in regards to are you doing a
linux upgradeany
type upgrade or if you are putting in more after that this is what i did on a fresh install
linux text nousb nousbstorage skipddc
so it spose it is possible that you could do an upgradeany with those specs as well... it is worth a try to see
linux upgradeany texst nousb nousbstorage skipddc
you can google a list of install spec possibilities and trial and error too.
ymmv yet this is just an fyi before i hit the sack
night
- rh
-- Robert Hanson - Abba Communications Computer & Internet Services www.abbacomm.net
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Ajay Sharma wrote:
My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't upgrade it to CentOS 4 using the CD's. At first I thought it was the old Megaraid card (that's no longer supported), so I replaced that with a new card. I've tried ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1 and now 4.2 which I've tested and booted in other machines. Just not this one.
if the cd-rom wont boot this machine, when it does boot on another machine - the most likely cause would be bad cd-rom or cd-rom cant read cd-media.
you could try booting over the network using PXE or just use the kernel+initrd from the pxe images, add them to the local grub loader, boot into a network install.
remember that there is no CentOS3 to CentOS4 upgrade path, you need to boot with the 'upgradeany' option and force CentOS4 onto the machine.
Perhaps, as has already been suggested, a fresh install might be better ?
Had anyone managed to install Tomcat 4 on Centos 4.1
I want to run OpenNMS but the dependancy list is tortuous to say the least (Tomcat4, J2SDK etc etc etc )...
I have rpms for tomcat that install ok, but then the services give a ton of errors about missing files when you start/stop them
Failing this can anyone recommend any free Networm Management System for Centos, I only need a simple solution just so that I can import mibs into it and send it traps!
OpenNMS seemed a good choice as it does everything (although rather too heavyweight for what I want), as its taken me and a few Java experts here more than two days to try and install OpenNMS I think its time to move onto something else.
Any advice is most welcome!
Regards
Pete
Peter Farrow wrote:
Had anyone managed to install Tomcat 4 on Centos 4.1
I want to run OpenNMS but the dependancy list is tortuous to say the least (Tomcat4, J2SDK etc etc etc )...
I have rpms for tomcat that install ok, but then the services give a ton of errors about missing files when you start/stop them
Failing this can anyone recommend any free Networm Management System for Centos, I only need a simple solution just so that I can import mibs into it and send it traps!
OpenNMS seemed a good choice as it does everything (although rather too heavyweight for what I want), as its taken me and a few Java experts here more than two days to try and install OpenNMS I think its time to move onto something else.
Any advice is most welcome!
Regards
Look at nagios - it can do snmp without many problems. I have it reading the inlet air temperature on a router and sending me mail ( YOUR SERVERS ARE ABOUT TO MELT ) when things get too hot because that damn air conditioner has shut down again. It also monitors several servers and a printer or two.
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On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 11:05:14AM +0100, Peter Farrow wrote:
Failing this can anyone recommend any free Networm Management System for Centos, I only need a simple solution just so that I can import mibs into it and send it traps!
I have had some fun with jffnms (fun intended).
jffnms.sf.net, if I recall.
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- -- Rodrigo Barbosa rodrigob@suespammers.org "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)
Karanbir Singh wrote:
Ajay Sharma wrote:
My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't upgrade it to CentOS 4 using the CD's. At first I thought it was the old Megaraid card (that's no longer supported), so I replaced that with a new card. I've tried ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1 and now 4.2 which I've tested and booted in other machines. Just not this one.
if the cd-rom wont boot this machine, when it does boot on another machine - the most likely cause would be bad cd-rom or cd-rom cant read cd-media.
I guess that's possible, but wouldn't it crap out on the "Loading vmlinuz....." part? It freezes up right in the middle of kernel hardware detection phase.
you could try booting over the network using PXE or just use the kernel+initrd from the pxe images, add them to the local grub loader, boot into a network install.
It certainly something to try....
remember that there is no CentOS3 to CentOS4 upgrade path, you need to boot with the 'upgradeany' option and force CentOS4 onto the machine.
Perhaps, as has already been suggested, a fresh install might be better ?
Whoops, I forgot to mention that in my email. I'm not upgrading the machine, I'm going to wipe it out and install a clean copy of CentOS4. I only broght up CentOS 3 to show that the machine isn't 'broken' and I'm able to install linux on there. It just doesn't like CentOS 4 for some reason.
Tony Wicks wrote:
If you are having too many problems upgrading and don't want to start from scratch, why not stay put on Centos3.x ?
Just to be clear, I am starting from scratch. When I boot from the CD it loads fine but then freezes right after the kernel says something about the AGP video card.
And I want to upgrade for the 2.6 kernel and I also want to put reiserfs on this server. The machine is getting a little old and I think this will help the performance for the next year or two before we retire it for good.
--Ajay
--- Ajay Sharma ssharma@revsharecorp.com wrote:
Karanbir Singh wrote:
Ajay Sharma wrote:
My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't
upgrade it to
CentOS 4 using the CD's. At first I thought it
was the old
Megaraid card (that's no longer supported), so I
replaced that with
a new card. I've tried ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1
and now 4.2 which
I've tested and booted in other machines. Just
not this one.
if the cd-rom wont boot this machine, when it does
boot on another
machine - the most likely cause would be bad
cd-rom or cd-rom cant
read cd-media.
I guess that's possible, but wouldn't it crap out on the "Loading vmlinuz....." part? It freezes up right in the middle of kernel hardware detection phase.
you could try booting over the network using PXE
or just use the
kernel+initrd from the pxe images, add them to the
local grub loader,
boot into a network install.
It certainly something to try....
remember that there is no CentOS3 to CentOS4
upgrade path, you need
to boot with the 'upgradeany' option and force
CentOS4 onto the
machine.
Perhaps, as has already been suggested, a fresh
install might be
better ?
Whoops, I forgot to mention that in my email. I'm not upgrading the machine, I'm going to wipe it out and install a clean copy of CentOS4. I only broght up CentOS 3 to show that the machine isn't 'broken' and I'm able to install linux on there. It just doesn't like CentOS 4 for some reason.
Tony Wicks wrote:
If you are having too many problems upgrading and
don't want to start
from scratch, why not stay put on Centos3.x ?
Just to be clear, I am starting from scratch. When I boot from the CD it loads fine but then freezes right after the kernel says something about the AGP video card.
And I want to upgrade for the 2.6 kernel and I also want to put reiserfs on this server. The machine is getting a little old and I think this will help the performance for the next year or two before we retire it for good.
--Ajay
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
I would try the swapping of cd-rom, i have had weird stuff like this happen in the past and soon as i did a swap out of the cd-rom that problem disappeared.
Steven
"On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section, it said 'Requires Windows or better'. So I installed Linux."
Ajay Sharma wrote:
Karanbir Singh wrote:
Ajay Sharma wrote:
My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't upgrade it to CentOS 4 using the CD's. At first I thought it was the old Megaraid card (that's no longer supported), so I replaced that with a new card. I've tried ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1 and now 4.2 which I've tested and booted in other machines. Just not this one.
If, you are running an older machine.... if it has no usb... try at the install command prompt
linux nousb nousbstorage apm=off noapic
apm is advanced power management.. many early versions were buggy (and I'm not sure today's are really much better) if you have usb.. leave the two usb statements out
Seems that agpart is causing some problems.. maybe there is a way to turn that off during an install but I don't offhand know the command.
dcc also can be troublesome. The RHEL installation manual, available from Redhat's website in tar, pdf or html has at least most of these flags in one of the appendixs or somewhere near the end of it.
Good luck!
John Hinton
John Hinton wrote:
Ajay Sharma wrote:
Karanbir Singh wrote:
Ajay Sharma wrote:
My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't upgrade it to CentOS 4 using the CD's. At first I thought it was the old Megaraid card (that's no longer supported), so I replaced that with a new card. I've tried ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1 and now 4.2 which I've tested and booted in other machines. Just not this one.
If, you are running an older machine.... if it has no usb... try at the install command prompt
linux nousb nousbstorage apm=off noapic
apm is advanced power management.. many early versions were buggy (and I'm not sure today's are really much better) if you have usb.. leave the two usb statements out
Seems that agpart is causing some problems.. maybe there is a way to turn that off during an install but I don't offhand know the command.
I fixed my problem by booting with "linux agp=off". That's how I got the kernel to ignore AGP and start up. I still haven't gone through the full install, that's a project for this weekend. I imagine that I'll have to add the agp=off string to the grub bootloader line.
Thanks for everyone's advice.
--Ajay
Ajay Sharma wrote:
John Hinton wrote:
I fixed my problem by booting with "linux agp=off". That's how I got the kernel to ignore AGP and start up. I still haven't gone through the full install, that's a project for this weekend. I imagine that I'll have to add the agp=off string to the grub bootloader line.
Now I'm curious.. :) Does this machine have a AGP slot? Or onboard video? Is it an old or new box? Anaconda does seem pretty headstrong about finding an AGP interface.
I 'really' hate to say this... and really I guess I'm spoiled a bit, but darn if Anaconda isn't getting more finicky than winblows. Then again, years ago... a linux install could sometime require a sacrifice of your first child... and there wasn't much support for any peripherals beyond the 'most' common printers.. (about 3 of them IIRC). Seems we've peaked with ease of install and are on a downward path again. But, in all fairness, we 'know' what's happening at boot.. have a way to fix issues. Sometimes I think windows if full of 'work-a-arounds' that lets the machine run without using <insert fancy fast hardware name here>. And the manufactures all know they must do windows drivers.
One of my DL380s... a dual 666 ran just fine on 4.0 and then wouldn't boot in smp after I think the first kernel upgrade. The single processor mode ran fine. I added apm=off noapic to grub... and dual mode now works fine. It just seems a bit odd that what was supported is suddenly gone. I guess they work really hard to keep the kernel size down or something and older device support gets removed. But gee, on the upside, it sure was 'easy' to fix!!!
Best, John Hinton
John Hinton wrote:
Ajay Sharma wrote:
John Hinton wrote:
I fixed my problem by booting with "linux agp=off". That's how I got the kernel to ignore AGP and start up. I still haven't gone through the full install, that's a project for this weekend. I imagine that I'll have to add the agp=off string to the grub bootloader line.
Now I'm curious.. :) Does this machine have a AGP slot? Or onboard video? Is it an old or new box? Anaconda does seem pretty headstrong about finding an AGP interface.
It's a dual P3-1Ghz box, so it's fairly old. Here's the motherboard:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/P3/HE-SL/370DER.cfm
And the video card is an onboard "ATI RageXL 8MB PCI Graphic Controller".
--Ajay
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