Hi everyone, My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't upgrade it to CentOS 4 using the CD's. At first I thought it was the old Megaraid card (that's no longer supported), so I replaced that with a new card. I've tried ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1 and now 4.2 which I've tested and booted in other machines. Just not this one. I've never had a problem like this before so I'm not sure what information you need to help me debug this. The server stops right after the line about detecting the AGP video. I have tried booting with noprobe and some other kernel options but nothing seems to work. Please let me know what else I can try to get it to boot. Thanks, Ajay # lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CNB20HE Host Bridge (rev 23) 00:00.1 PCI bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 01) 00:00.2 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CNB20HE Host Bridge (rev 01) 00:00.3 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CNB20HE Host Bridge (rev 01) 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) 00:05.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 01) 00:05.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 01) 00:06.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) 00:0f.0 ISA bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) OSB4 South Bridge (rev 50) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) OSB4 IDE Controller 00:0f.2 USB Controller: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller (rev 04) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL AGP 2X (rev 27) 02:01.0 RAID bus controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic MegaRAID (rev 01) NOTE: This is a dual-CPU board with only one CPU. When you throw in another P3 it gets too hot and locks up. # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 8 model name : Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 999.583 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse bogomips : 1992.29 # cat /proc/interrupts CPU0 0: 19560150 XT-PIC timer 1: 3 XT-PIC keyboard 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc 9: 6737378 XT-PIC eth0 10: 2612911 XT-PIC megaraid, usb-ohci 15: 0 XT-PIC ide1 NMI: 0 ERR: 0 # free -m total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 1003 989 13 0 436 341 -/+ buffers/cache: 212 790 Swap: 1992 55 1936 # uname -a Linux XXXX 2.4.21-37.EL #1 Wed Sep 28 14:14:23 EDT 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
} Ajay Sharma } My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't upgrade it to CentOS 4 } using the CD's. At first I thought it was the old Megaraid card (that's } no longer supported), so I replaced that with a new card. I've tried } ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1 and now 4.2 which I've tested and booted in } other machines. Just not this one. } } I've never had a problem like this before so I'm not sure what } information you need to help me debug this. The server stops right } after the line about detecting the AGP video. } } I have tried booting with noprobe and some other kernel options but } nothing seems to work. Please let me know what else I can try to get it } to boot. } } Thanks, } Ajay } since i dont have time to probe for more info from you in regards to are you doing a linux upgradeany type upgrade or if you are putting in more after that this is what i did on a fresh install linux text nousb nousbstorage skipddc so it spose it is possible that you could do an upgradeany with those specs as well... it is worth a try to see linux upgradeany texst nousb nousbstorage skipddc you can google a list of install spec possibilities and trial and error too. ymmv yet this is just an fyi before i hit the sack night - rh -- Robert Hanson - Abba Communications Computer & Internet Services www.abbacomm.net
Ajay Sharma wrote:> My email server is running CentOS 3 and I can't upgrade it to CentOS 4 > using the CD's. At first I thought it was the old Megaraid card (that's > no longer supported), so I replaced that with a new card. I've tried > ISO's from CentOS 4, 4.1 and now 4.2 which I've tested and booted in > other machines. Just not this one.if the cd-rom wont boot this machine, when it does boot on another machine - the most likely cause would be bad cd-rom or cd-rom cant read cd-media. you could try booting over the network using PXE or just use the kernel+initrd from the pxe images, add them to the local grub loader, boot into a network install. remember that there is no CentOS3 to CentOS4 upgrade path, you need to boot with the 'upgradeany' option and force CentOS4 onto the machine. Perhaps, as has already been suggested, a fresh install might be better ? -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219 at icq