[CentOS] Cannot boot from DVD on an Intel Svr to install CentOS 5.2

[Kai Schaetzl]

William Warren wrote on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:04:43 -0400:

> checkout the bugtracker..this is a long running issue.  The issue stems 
> from newer servers/computers using sata optical drives.

Looks like you mean:
http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=2622

I think I have the same issue. I want to boot in the rescue mode on a Dell 
R200. The DVD drive is connected via SATA. It boots fine, but then when I 
tell it about the local CDROM installation it prompts me with "unable to 
find any devices of the type needed for this installation type" and asks 
to select a driver. I tried all sata_ drivers from the list, but none 
seems to work.
I'm now going to give it a network path, but, nevertheless, shouldn't the 
DVD boot to rescue work just fine? It can boot from the DVD, but then 
cannot access the OS data? Weird.


Kai

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