Hi, I am trying to install CentOS 5.2 on a Dell PowerEdge R905, and a problem that you run into is that the DVD Drive on the system is not recognized by the kernel. I have done some searching on the web and found http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_103_13121.shtm and obtained the driver disk that it mentions. Having followed the instructions I can see and select the driver disk image but the install thinks there are no appropriate drivers in the image. Can someone please confirm or deny that I should be able to use a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Driver with CentOS 5 without issue ? It isn't a big deal as I will try a Network based install or use a USB DVD drive but I just want to confirm if using a RHEL 5 Driver Disk should work :) Thanks, and have a nice day
Clint Dilks wrote:> It isn't a big deal as I will try a Network based install or use a USB > DVD drive but I just want to confirm if using a RHEL 5 Driver Disk > should work :)It should yes. -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219 at icq
on 10-15-2008 7:33 PM Clint Dilks spake the following:> Hi, > > I am trying to install CentOS 5.2 on a Dell PowerEdge R905, and a > problem that you run into is that the DVD Drive on the system is not > recognized by the kernel. > I have done some searching on the web and found > http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_103_13121.shtm and obtained the driver > disk that it mentions. Having followed the instructions I can see and > select the driver disk image but the install thinks there are no > appropriate drivers in the image. > > Can someone please confirm or deny that I should be able to use a Red > Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Driver with CentOS 5 without issue ? > > It isn't a big deal as I will try a Network based install or use a USB > DVD drive but I just want to confirm if using a RHEL 5 Driver Disk > should work :) > > Thanks, and have a nice dayIt should work in theory. But if the driver disk is for RedHat 5u1, it probably won't work with CentOS 5.2, as the install media will have a different kernel. The driver disk only patches the running installer kernel AFAIR. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 250 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20081016/378d1102/attachment-0003.sig>
Scott Silva wrote:> It should work in theory. But if the driver disk is for RedHat 5u1, it > probably won't work with CentOS 5.2, as the install media will have a > different kernel. The driver disk only patches the running installer kernel AFAIR.I get a 404 on the url in the OP's post, but if someone has a url to the driver disk in question, I can try and look at what the issue might be -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219 at icq