Kernel Panic on RHEL 4 CD

[Dan Hunter]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Stevens" <rstevens at vitalstream.com>
To: "Getting started with Red Hat Linux" <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: Kernel Panic on RHEL 4 CD


> On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 07:53 -0500, Andrew Smith wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to install RHEL 4 on an HP DL140 G3 with 2 dual core
>> Xeon 5140 CPUs. I'm using the 64-bit version of the OS and the
>> 4th update (most recent at the time of this post). The kernel
>> panics immediately after beginning the boot from the cd, so
>> no install is possible.
>>
>> I tried the install with multiple media and multiple iso downloads.
>> I also tried update 3 with the same results.
>>
>> I have successfully put the 32-bit version of RHEL 4 on the machine
>> and it runs fine but at half the speed of a 64-bit OS for number
>> crunching.
>>
>> I tried to install RHEL 5 beta, but the installer crashed during
>> the install complaining that it couldn't find an xml file. I
>> guess it is just too beta.
>>
>> Questions:
>>
>> 1) Is this a known bug? I can find only one other reference on
>>     the net to a similar problem.
>
> According to Red Hat, the DL140 G2 is certified, but not the G3.  See:
>
> http://bugzilla.redhat.com/hwcert/list.cgi?product=Red+Hat+Hardware
> +Certification&quicksearch=DL140
>
>> 2) Has this problem been fixed with more recent kernels?
>
> You'd have to check bugzilla for that.
>
>> 3) Is there a way to install using the most recent kernel, instead
>>     of the kernel on the most recent update cd? There have been
>>     several kernel updates since the update 4 cd was released.
>
> You didn't say what kind of panic you're seeing and that'd be quite
> helpful.  Some things you might try would be adding any one or more of
> the following options to the "boot:" command line:
>
> noapic
> nodma
> noprobe
>
> e.g. "boot: linux noapic nodma"
>
> And you might also want to try doing a text-mode install:
>
> boot: linux text
>
> and append whatever options you feel are useful.  For a full list of
> options, see:
>
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/ap-bootopts.html
>
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According to the Hardware certification list the G3 is certified.
Last line on the page.