problems with dell poweredge server R140 (rack)
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From: Eero Volotinen on 15 Jun 2010 15:00 I tried to install Debian Lenny on Dell Poweredge R140 with no success. First problem is with netword card bnx2? It is not working with default install, but with this workaround it works: -> http://kmuto.jp/debian/d-i/ (this image support bnx2 from scratch) another problem is that default kernel cannot mount rootfs from perc raid (sas) controller after boot? why? tool old kernel? I tried this workaround (rootdelay=35) but with no success. RHEL and UBuntu server works fine on this hardware, main reason to install debian is that we are trying to avoid support costs from redhat. Any ideas how to install debian with success to this machine? I just bought three of these .. thanks, -- Eero -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTinPPrlsoT0CIlLaUIntcfkLHvCGy6O3aUtjbt1g(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Javier Barroso on 15 Jun 2010 15:10 On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Eero Volotinen <eero.volotinen(a)iki.fi>wrote: > I tried to install Debian Lenny on Dell Poweredge R140 with no success. > > First problem is with netword card bnx2? It is not working with > default install, but > with this workaround it works: > > -> http://kmuto.jp/debian/d-i/ (this image support bnx2 from scratch) > > another problem is that default kernel cannot mount rootfs from perc > raid (sas) controller after boot? why? tool old kernel? > Maybe having bnx2 driver in a usb disk, and installing it when lenny installer ask ? Maybe some other non-free firmware is needed for sas raid controller ? I think RHEL and Ubuntu doesn't have a kernel major than 2.6.32 like kmuto d-i Regards,
From: Eero Volotinen on 15 Jun 2010 15:20 > Maybe having bnx2 driver in a usb disk, and installing it when lenny > installer ask ? Well, maybe. Any instructions how to put bnx2 driver on usb disk? > > Maybe some other non-free firmware is needed for sas raid controller ? > > I think RHEL and Ubuntu doesn't have a kernel major than 2.6.32 like kmuto Well, pure debian lenny cannot boot from sas perc. That is also bit problem. -- Eero -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTimof4jqmAE1yOa7QHeWwatuLSqIGuYr0E4uNFz8(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Justin The Cynical on 15 Jun 2010 16:10 On 6/15/10 11:50 AM, Eero Volotinen wrote: > I tried to install Debian Lenny on Dell Poweredge R140 with no success. > > First problem is with netword card bnx2? It is not working with > default install, but > with this workaround it works: > > -> http://kmuto.jp/debian/d-i/ (this image support bnx2 from scratch) > > another problem is that default kernel cannot mount rootfs from perc > raid (sas) controller after boot? why? tool old kernel? > > I tried this workaround (rootdelay=35) but with no success. > > RHEL and UBuntu server works fine on this hardware, main reason to > install debian is that we are trying to avoid support costs from > redhat. > > Any ideas how to install debian with success to this machine? I just > bought three of these .. Quick google for "lenny bnx2" revealed this: http://packages.debian.org/lenny/firmware-bnx2 The firmware for the cards is in the non-free repository. One way to make this work is here: http://insanelabs.com/debian/debian-lenny-cannot-load-broadcom-nic-drivers-asking-for-firmware-bnx2-06-405fw-during-install/ As for the SAS, what errors are you seeing? Do you see the megaraid-sas (I believe that is the correct one, depends on the chipset used on your particular PERC) even load? It was a while aqo, but I installed Debian on a 2950 with a PERC, and after the initial install, for some %$#^ reason (believe it had to do with the installed DRAC and it's virtual drives), /boot was showing up on a different drive (think /dev/sda vs /dev/sdb). I also may have had to manually roll the initrd with the megaraid driver as well, don't quite recall. But without some kind of error message, this is speculation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4C17DA73.9060102(a)penguinness.org
From: Eero Volotinen on 15 Jun 2010 16:20 > As for the SAS, what errors are you seeing? Do you see the megaraid-sas > (I believe that is the correct one, depends on the chipset used on your > particular PERC) even load? Server is Dell R410, so I think controller is perc 6/i > > It was a while aqo, but I installed Debian on a 2950 with a PERC, and > after the initial install, for some %$#^ reason (believe it had to do > with the installed DRAC and it's virtual drives), /boot was showing up > on a different drive (think /dev/sda vs /dev/sdb). > > I also may have had to manually roll the initrd with the megaraid driver > as well, don't quite recall. A bit complex issue, anyway boot works on ubuntu server. Maybe this is installer bug? > > But without some kind of error message, this is speculation. Well, it just drops to busybox complaining it cannot mount rootfs. Maybe I need to use camera/screencapture to get error messages, since it's a bit complex to get errormessages our of drac. -- Eero -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTilipc6YsUnxOphAEB2VZPSwyOHLfDFQQ_6VZEqu(a)mail.gmail.com
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