CentOS - Apr 2005 - X330 Keyboard/box dies on install 4.0, not on 3.4

I've got a handful of IBM X330's at my colo and another couple at the 
office for testing purposes. Currently, they're running CentOS 3.4 and 
are very happy doing so. The 3.4 install was perfectly seamless.

When I tried to upgrade one of my test machines to 4.0, the keyboard 
died once I got into the install every single time once I boot to 
anaconda from the CD. It dies as soon as the blue-background screen 
appears, and it dies no matter which selection I choose at isolinux. 
(I'm sure the system isn't locked because the keyboard is dead while the
SCSI driver is loading, and the system keeps chugging along happily 
until it needs input.)
The CD passes all of the tests I can apply to it, from checksum to media 
check, and has been used to install a half dozen machines both before or 
since. I also downloaded a new ISO from a different mirror and reburnt 
another one; it's most certainly the install package. The box itself 
runs 3.4 quite happily. Note that x330s use IBM's cable-chaining 
technology, which is great if you've got a tiny colo rack with a lot of 
servers in it like I do, since I don't have to have a KVM.

So what changed in the install process? How can I get this resolved well 
enough to be able to use the CentOS 4 CDs? both the 3.4 and 4.0 install  
I realize that I could reaim my repository and upgrade to 4 via yum, but 
that's a pain if I'm having to bring a whole box back up from scratch...
not to mention a nice hit to my bandwidth bill at my colo.

Suggestions? Ideas?

Thanks in advance,
-Karl Katzke

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Karl S. Katzke
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:57 PM
> To: centos at centos.org
> Subject: [CentOS] X330 Keyboard/box dies on install 4.0, not on 3.4
> 
> I've got a handful of IBM X330's at my colo and another couple at
the
> office for testing purposes. Currently, they're running 
> CentOS 3.4 and 
> are very happy doing so. The 3.4 install was perfectly seamless.
> 
> When I tried to upgrade one of my test machines to 4.0, the keyboard 
> died once I got into the install every single time once I boot to 
> anaconda from the CD. It dies as soon as the blue-background screen 
> appears, and it dies no matter which selection I choose at isolinux. 
> (I'm sure the system isn't locked because the keyboard is 
> dead while the 
> SCSI driver is loading, and the system keeps chugging along happily 
> until it needs input.)
> The CD passes all of the tests I can apply to it, from 
> checksum to media 
> check, and has been used to install a half dozen machines 
> both before or 
> since. I also downloaded a new ISO from a different mirror 
> and reburnt 
> another one; it's most certainly the install package. The box itself 
> runs 3.4 quite happily. Note that x330s use IBM's cable-chaining 
> technology, which is great if you've got a tiny colo rack 
> with a lot of 
> servers in it like I do, since I don't have to have a KVM.
> 
> So what changed in the install process? How can I get this 
> resolved well 
> enough to be able to use the CentOS 4 CDs? both the 3.4 and 
> 4.0 install  
> I realize that I could reaim my repository and upgrade to 4 
> via yum, but 
> that's a pain if I'm having to bring a whole box back up from 
> scratch... 
> not to mention a nice hit to my bandwidth bill at my colo.
> 
> Suggestions? Ideas?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> -Karl Katzke
Karl,
	I am not sure that it is the x330.  We also have half a dozen
x330s and although I don't have centos 4 on all of them I am confident
that we have successfully installed centos 4 at least three times on
this server.  We are also using the dvi like breakout cable, and it
attaches to an HP cat5 kvm.

Graham

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Graham Johnston
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:49 PM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: RE: [CentOS] X330 Keyboard/box dies on install 4.0, 
> not on 3.4
> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Karl S. Katzke
> > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:57 PM
> > To: centos at centos.org
> > Subject: [CentOS] X330 Keyboard/box dies on install 4.0, not on 3.4
> > 
> > I've got a handful of IBM X330's at my colo and another 
> couple at the 
> > office for testing purposes. Currently, they're running 
> > CentOS 3.4 and 
> > are very happy doing so. The 3.4 install was perfectly seamless.
> > 
> > When I tried to upgrade one of my test machines to 4.0, the 
> keyboard 
> > died once I got into the install every single time once I boot to 
> > anaconda from the CD. It dies as soon as the blue-background screen 
> > appears, and it dies no matter which selection I choose at 
> isolinux. 
> > (I'm sure the system isn't locked because the keyboard is 
> > dead while the 
> > SCSI driver is loading, and the system keeps chugging along happily 
> > until it needs input.)
> > The CD passes all of the tests I can apply to it, from 
> > checksum to media 
> > check, and has been used to install a half dozen machines 
> > both before or 
> > since. I also downloaded a new ISO from a different mirror 
> > and reburnt 
> > another one; it's most certainly the install package. The 
> box itself 
> > runs 3.4 quite happily. Note that x330s use IBM's cable-chaining 
> > technology, which is great if you've got a tiny colo rack 
> > with a lot of 
> > servers in it like I do, since I don't have to have a KVM.
> > 
> > So what changed in the install process? How can I get this 
> > resolved well 
> > enough to be able to use the CentOS 4 CDs? both the 3.4 and 
> > 4.0 install  
> > I realize that I could reaim my repository and upgrade to 4 
> > via yum, but 
> > that's a pain if I'm having to bring a whole box back up from 
> > scratch... 
> > not to mention a nice hit to my bandwidth bill at my colo.
> > 
> > Suggestions? Ideas?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > -Karl Katzke
> 
> Karl,
> 	I am not sure that it is the x330.  We also have half a dozen
> x330s and although I don't have centos 4 on all of them I am confident
> that we have successfully installed centos 4 at least three times on
> this server.  We are also using the dvi like breakout cable, and it
> attaches to an HP cat5 kvm.
> 
> Graham
> 
Karl,
	Sorry I lied, I have installed centos 4 on x335s not x330s.  

Graham