Hi,
I have a machine running under CentOS 3.4 which I want to upgrade to CentOS 4. I booted using the CentOS 4 CD1 using "linux upgradeany".
Problem is that loading sata_via never terminates. Ismod shows the sata_via module in state "Loading" while all others are in state "Live". The dmesg output shows that the module gets loaded, sees two disks, then prints info about the first one and is stuck there. I can of course provide the exact output if needed, but I would have to write it down by hand as the machine has no floppy and I can't write to the hard disk :-(
Any ideas? I fear that if I just upgrade through yum, the machine won't boot afterwards. As this is one of our production DB machines, I'd rather not do that.
Would compiling a kernel on my own with a newer version of sata_via and using that module be something worth trying?
Best, Norbert
On Sat, 2005-04-16 at 19:34 -0700, Norbert Kiesel wrote:
Hi,
I have a machine running under CentOS 3.4 which I want to upgrade to CentOS 4. I booted using the CentOS 4 CD1 using "linux upgradeany".
Ok, got it going with "acpi=off". Any downside if I have to use this for booting after the install, too?
Best, Norbert
On 4/16/05, Norbert Kiesel nkiesel@tbdnetworks.com wrote:
On Sat, 2005-04-16 at 19:34 -0700, Norbert Kiesel wrote:
Hi,
I have a machine running under CentOS 3.4 which I want to upgrade to CentOS 4. I booted using the CentOS 4 CD1 using "linux upgradeany".
Ok, got it going with "acpi=off". Any downside if I have to use this for booting after the install, too?
The only thing that I'm aware of is that you will not get an automatic power down at shutdown. You'll have to physically turn off the power switch.
Am So, den 17.04.2005 schrieb Collins Richey um 6:06:
Ok, got it going with "acpi=off". Any downside if I have to use this for booting after the install, too?
The only thing that I'm aware of is that you will not get an automatic power down at shutdown. You'll have to physically turn off the power switch.
Could be bypassed with "apm=power-off" as boot parameter.
Alexander
On 4/17/05, Alexander Dalloz ad+lists@uni-x.org wrote:
Am So, den 17.04.2005 schrieb Collins Richey um 6:06:
Ok, got it going with "acpi=off". Any downside if I have to use this for booting after the install, too?
The only thing that I'm aware of is that you will not get an automatic power down at shutdown. You'll have to physically turn off the power switch.
Could be bypassed with "apm=power-off" as boot parameter.
Good to know, but acpi just works (tm) for me, so I never investigated any further.
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