Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-24 Thread Toralf Lund
Toralf Lund wrote: > Rob Kampen wrote: > >> Toralf Lund wrote: >> >> I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM >> System x3550 M3, but it's not going too well. Actually, the install >> setup phase runs as expected, and the actual installatio

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-23 Thread Les Mikesell
On 11/23/10 5:56 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: > >>> I should perhaps mention that I found a solution, sort of: It seems like >>> the problem is that the system simply won't boot from a single hard disk >>> set up as just that - a single, separate drive. I suspect this has >>> something to do with the dis

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-23 Thread Toralf Lund
Rob Kampen wrote: > Toralf Lund wrote: > I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM > System x3550 M3, but it's not going too well. Actually, the install > setup phase runs as expected, and the actual installation also appears > to be success

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-17 Thread Rob Kampen
Toralf Lund wrote: I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM System x3550 M3, but it's not going too well. Actually, the install setup phase runs as expected, and the actual installation also appears to be successful, but the system will not boot [ ... ]

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-17 Thread Toralf Lund
> >>> I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM >>> System x3550 M3, but it's not going too well. Actually, the install >>> setup phase runs as expected, and the actual installation also appears >>> to be successful, but the system will not boot [ ... ] >>>

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-12 Thread Toralf Lund
RedShift wrote: > On 11/11/10 16:39, Toralf Lund wrote: > >> RedShift wrote: >> >>> On 11/11/10 16:25, Toralf Lund wrote: >>> >>> RedShift wrote: > On 11/11/10 14:22, Toralf Lund wrote: > > > >> I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 o

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-11 Thread RedShift
On 11/11/10 16:39, Toralf Lund wrote: > RedShift wrote: >> On 11/11/10 16:25, Toralf Lund wrote: >> >>> RedShift wrote: >>> On 11/11/10 14:22, Toralf Lund wrote: > I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM > System x3550 M3, but it's not going too we

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-11 Thread Les Mikesell
On 11/11/2010 9:39 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: > RedShift wrote: >> On 11/11/10 16:25, Toralf Lund wrote: >> >>> RedShift wrote: >>> On 11/11/10 14:22, Toralf Lund wrote: > I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM > System x3550 M3, but it's not going to

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-11 Thread Toralf Lund
RedShift wrote: > On 11/11/10 16:25, Toralf Lund wrote: > >> RedShift wrote: >> >>> On 11/11/10 14:22, Toralf Lund wrote: >>> >>> I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM System x3550 M3, but it's not going too well. Actually, the install set

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-11 Thread RedShift
On 11/11/10 16:25, Toralf Lund wrote: > RedShift wrote: >> On 11/11/10 14:22, Toralf Lund wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM >>> System x3550 M3, but it's not going too well. Actually, the install >>> setup phase runs as expected, and the actual instal

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-11 Thread Toralf Lund
RedShift wrote: > On 11/11/10 14:22, Toralf Lund wrote: > >> I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM >> System x3550 M3, but it's not going too well. Actually, the install >> setup phase runs as expected, and the actual installation also appears >> to be successful, b

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-11 Thread Toralf Lund
Rob Del Vecchio wrote: > > it may be that grub was not installed. I did try "grub-install" from Rescue Mode, but it made no difference. > > I agree; also double check that the drive you installed CentOS on is > the drive that you're booting from? I don't think I have more than one drive, but I'll

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-11 Thread Rob Del Vecchio
> it may be that grub was not installed. I agree; also double check that the drive you installed CentOS on is the drive that you're booting from? > I've (so far) installed with the default disk layout and package selection. You may want to try specifying a /boot partition. If all else fails, I'

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-11 Thread RedShift
On 11/11/10 14:22, Toralf Lund wrote: > I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM > System x3550 M3, but it's not going too well. Actually, the install > setup phase runs as expected, and the actual installation also appears > to be successful, but the system will not boot

Re: [CentOS] Boot failure after install on IBM x3550 M3

2010-11-11 Thread cornel panceac
2010/11/11 Toralf Lund > I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM > System x3550 M3, but it's not going too well. Actually, the install > setup phase runs as expected, and the actual installation also appears > to be successful, but the system will not boot - I just get