[CentOS] I need hardware advice here

Wed Jun 4 01:52:25 UTC 2008
Victor Padro <vpadro at gmail.com>

On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Victor Padro <vpadro at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Victor Padro wrote:
>>
>>> I just been wasting time with an Asus mobo trying to get CentOS/RHEL up
>>> and running for my home lab using Xen Technologies and need an advice in
>>> order to have a fully working Box, got any suggestions?
>>>
>>
>> You forgot to mention what the problem was. I've got a few dozen Asus
>> mobo's running CentOS4/5 with no problems. Perhaps you have some odd network
>> interface that is not supported by a the Xen kernel ?
>>
>> - KB
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>
> > Hello all,
> >
> >I got this tiny problem, I bought an Asus m2n-vm hdmi mobo two weeks ago
> and it seems not to be fully working under centos >amd64(4.6, 4.9, 5.0, 5.1
> or even RHEL 5.0 i386, amd64) I tried to install centos and  RHEL using the
> linux dd and linux noprobe >commands to load driver disk from nVidia guys
> but it doesn't detect the HD I'm using their diferent versions of the driver
> RHEL 4_U5, >4_U6 , 5, 5_U1 , then if I change the IDE config in the BIOS
> from SATA to AHCI, it detects the SATA HD during the install process, but
> >when it boots up, it tells me to "reboot and select proper boot device or
> insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key", but >nothing
> happens...then I change the BIOS IDE setting back to SATA, and it boots but
> it gives me a kernel panic saying "could not mount
> >such file system, not such file or directory", it doesn't load up the
> drivers at the linux noprobe way, nor even the forcedeth or the >sata_nv.
> >
> >I read in ubuntu and fedora forums that they're supported in Ubuntu 7.04,
> 7.10, 8.04 and Fedora 7, 8, 9, haven't test them yet though, I >want to
> stick with Centos bcos thats my working enviroment.
> >
> >What can I do?
> >
> >Here are my specs:
> >Asus msn-vm hdmi
> >Chipset Nvidia GeForce7050PV/nForce630a
> >AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800 2.5Ghz Dual core
> >6Gb RAM Kingston
> >250 HDD SATA2
> >LG IDE DVD-ROM
> >
> >I'm trying to use this setup in my home lab to test out Xen technology and
> techniques.
> >
> >
> >forgot to say:
> >
> >I was able to install RHEL 4 with no install parameters, but I can't
> upgrade using the RHEL 5 DVD, still the same issue..no HD detected >in
> install process.
> >
> >any suggestions?
> >
> >thanks in advance.
> >
> >Victor.
>
> Well that's it...the main trouble is CentOS/RHEL can't see the HD so
> therefore can't be installed, this is using the SATA/RAID (even factory
> defaults doesn't work) in BIOS setting but if I change to AHCI, it can be
> installed but cannot boot up grub or nothing...so I'm kinda lost here.
>
>
>

Good news...

I downloaded the RHEL 5.2 iso from Red Hat and it detected the SATA drive
without changing anything in the BIOS, so I can discard a BIOS bug from now
on, the iso image was corrupted, though so when I set the root password it
crashed, checked the dvd and it didn't pass the test.
So I guess CentOS 5.0, 5.1 & RHEL 5.0, 5.1, sata_nv drivers doesn't support
the nForce 630a chipset, not even the official drivers from nVidia.com.

I thank you all for your suggestions/comments...I guess I'll stick with this
asus mobo.

Saludos,

Victor.
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