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.... -- ~/john OpenPGP Sig:BA91F079