Kernel Panic on RHEL 4 CD

[Rick Stevens]

On Mon, 2006-11-27 at 11:58 -0600, Dan Hunter wrote:
> ----- 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
> >
> 
> According to the Hardware certification list the G3 is certified.
> Last line on the page. 

Well, I'd better read more closely!  Thanks for catching that!

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