[K12OSN] New installation on an old Server

[Peter Scheie]

You will get the faster speed of the SCSI drives: booting from an IDE drive is just to 
start the process and load the driver for the SCSI array.  Use the IDE disk for /boot 
and put everything else onto the array.  You might even be able to get /boot onto the 
array, but that takes more wrestling with grub.  Since /boot isn't really read after the 
system is up and running, putting that onto the IDE disk would be simplest and still get 
you what you want.

Petre

Kemp, Levi wrote:
> Well I was hoping to be able to use the faster speeds of the SCSI
> drives, but I guess I can just use them as storage. Thanks for the
> advice.
> 
> Levi
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
>> Behalf Of Steven Santos
>> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:58 PM
>> To: Support list for open source software in schools.
>> Subject: RE: [K12OSN] New installation on an old Server
>>
>> Easy answer: install another boot device.
>>
>> For whatever reason, you can't boot to the RAID array.  I have had
> enough
>> RAID issues in the past to know that sometimes it just won't work.
> Keep
>> hunting down why, but to make it just work install another boot
> device.
>> Install a cheep IDE drive, bootable USB stick, something, anything
> else
>> that
>> you can use to boot to the point that Linux can use that RAID array.
>>
>>   _____
>>
>> Steven Santos
>> Director, Simply Circus, Inc.
>> Email: Steven at SimplyCircus.com
>>  Mail: 14 Pierrepont Road
>>        Newton, MA 02462
>> Phone: 617-527-0667
>>   Web: www.SimplyCircus.com <http://www.SimplyCircus.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com]On
>>> Behalf Of Kemp, Levi
>>> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:35 PM
>>> To: Support list for open source software in schools.
>>> Subject: RE: [K12OSN] New installation on an old Server
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, after installing a PCI video card I was able to get through an
>>> entire installation. Both NICs were recognized; even the raid array
> was
>>> seen and used as it had been setup for just one drive. I rebooted,
> the
>>> server tried as always to PXE boot then asked me to hit H to boot
> from
>>> the hard drive. At which time it then told me Non-System disk or
> disk
>>> error. There is nothing in the floppy or CD drive, or even the tape
>>> drives. Anyone have a thought as to what may have gone wrong? I'm
> about
>>> to give up on this server, I was hoping that with maxing the RAM in
> it I
>>> could get a decent LTSP set up for nearly zero cost as we have more
> than
>>> enough iPaqs for clients and this server is just collecting dust.
>>>
>>> Levi
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com]
> On
>>>> Behalf Of Dan Young
>>>> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 10:54 AM
>>>> To: Support list for open source software in schools.
>>>> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] New installation on an old Server
>>>>
>>>> Kemp, Levi wrote:
>>>>> Has anyone installed K12LTSP or any distribution on a Compaq
>>> Proliant
>>>>> 3000 before? I finally got the Array straightened out and forced
> it
>>>>> to boot to a CD, but now in the installation itself I am left
>>> viewing
>>>>> maybe 50% of the screen. Is there a way to adjust the resolution
> in
>>>>> the installation? Or should I start over and go command line
>>>>> installation? This is so annoying, making it boot to CD again
> will
>>>>> pretty much cause me to start over. I'm considering installing a
> PCI
>>>>> video card, in case that is the issue. Any thoughts?
>>>> Either try "linux vesa" or "linux text".
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dan Young <dyoung at mesd.k12.or.us>
>>>> Multnomah ESD - Technology Services
>>>> 503-257-1562
>>>>
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