[CentOS] Install of 5.4 i386 formatting is very slow

Sat May 8 07:15:48 UTC 2010
Mogens Kjaer <mk at crc.dk>

On 05/07/2010 04:40 PM, Jason Pyeron wrote:
...
>>From dmesg:
> Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 ide0-noprobe ideprobe=0
> ide_setup: ide0-noprobe -- BAD OPTION
> ide_setup: ideprobe=0 -- BAD OPTION

I've never used these options to fix the problem.

I use:

hda=noprobe hdb=noprobe hdc=noprobe etc.

Must be used when installing and added to /boot/grub/grub.conf after
installation.

Mogens

-- 
Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department
Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark
Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08
Email: mk at crc.dk Homepage: http://www.crc.dk