[CentOS] Install of CentOS 7.6 On Dell PowerEdge R830 Hangs

[Virgo, Paul E. (GSFC-610.2)[ADNET SYSTEMS INC]]

James,

Actually we noticed that we've been running some old setup for our PXE boot/kickstart setup, so we're going to try just doing
it with UEFI and see where that gets us.

PEV

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From: James Peltier <james_peltier at sfu.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 10:47 AM
To: Virgo, Paul E. (GSFC-610.2)[ADNET SYSTEMS INC]; CentOS mailing list
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [CentOS] Install of CentOS 7.6 On Dell PowerEdge R830 Hangs


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From: CentOS <centos-bounces at centos.org> on behalf of mark <m.roth at 5-cent.us>
Sent: July 3, 2019 7:41 AM
To: Virgo, Paul E. (GSFC-610.2)[ADNET SYSTEMS INC]; CentOS mailing list
Subject: Re: [CentOS] Install of CentOS 7.6 On Dell PowerEdge R830 Hangs

Virgo, Paul E. \(GSFC-610.2\)\[ADNET SYSTEMS INC\] via CentOS wrote:
> All,
>
> Seems like the latest CentOS 7.6 and I are not playing well together,
> these days.
>
> I'm attempting to use our pxeboot setup to install the latest CentOS 7 on
> a Dell PowerEdge R830. The install starts then gets to a certain point and
>  hangs. That certain point is: FADT indicates ASPM is unsupported, using
> BIOS configuration
>
>
> Now I've tried to see where the Active Server Power Management setting is
> in the BIOS, but have had no luck whatsoever. Any thoughts or ideas??
>
Not that I'm enamored of it, but why BIOS and not UEFI? Dell's running
newer m/b that like UEFI over BIOS.

Also, have you looked in the BIOS to see what those settings are?

     mark


Try updating the BIOS/UEFI image first.  Dell has been notorious for requiring BIOS updates for things like video cards and microprocessor code updates.  You may have to install a newer BIOS before you can get the OS on.