<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2657.73"> <TITLE>RE: RH7.2 & X345 install</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Thanks for the success stories. We're stuck at 7.2 until some of our software vendors can get off their duffs and support newer versions. Your e-mail gave me an idea. I grabbed a copy of RHAS3 and tried it. Installed perfectly. (I was starting to wonder if we might have a bad system.) I now know that hardware is just fine. Our parent company is forcing us to move off our HP/Compaq system and go to IBM so I will need to keep digging. Thanks again for your help! -----Original Message----- From: redhat-install-list-bounces@redhat.com [<A HREF="mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces@redhat.com">mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces@redhat.com</A>]On Behalf Of Rick Stevens Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:07 PM To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux Subject: Re: RH7.2 & X345 install Stamper, Steve wrote: > I'm trying to install RH7.2 on an IBM x345 > > The base install goes fine (special disk driver required) however after > the initial reboot the system hangs with: > > ERROR: /bin/insmod exited abnormally! > ... > pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed:2 > Freeing unused kernel memory: 220k freed > Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel. > > Anyone had a simular experience with a happy ending? First, why are you using such an ancient version of Linux. 7.2 was end- of-lifed long ago and is no longer supported by Red Hat (fedora legacy does support it, but I don't know for how long). Second, it appears that either your initrd image is corrupted or the driver in it is corrupted as insmod is dying when trying to load it to bring up your root partition. We've installed 7.3, 8.0, 9 and FC1 on x330s, x342s and x345s with no problems. 7.3 and 8.0 are also end-of-lifed but supported by fedora legacy. 9 will be end-of-lifed April 30, 2004 (little over a month from now...geeze!). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. <A HREF="http://www.vitalstream.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.vitalstream.com</A> - - - - Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a - - rigged demo. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list Redhat-install-list@redhat.com <A HREF="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list" TARGET="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list</A> To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: redhat-install-list-request@redhat.com Subject: unsubscribe </BODY> </HTML>