-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/02/12 10:17, Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:09:32 +0000, Phil Dobbin wrote: > >> I've just taken shipment of a HP Proliant D580 G2 (Quad Core >> 2.7GHz, 8 GB RAM, 146GB RAID). >> >> I intend to use Squeeze as the main OS & have downloaded the >> specific distro for this model with the firmware patch rolled >> in. >> >> Does anybody have any experience with this particular machine or >> can supply any links? I've got the guides from the HP site >> concerning the Controller setup & the ROM-Based Setup Utility >> User Guide but at the moment all I'm getting from trying to boot >> from the installation CD is read error comments. I've tried >> several distro CDs (Debian 6 i386, Fedora 12/14, Ubuntu 10.04) >> but they're all telling me the same thing. > > (...) > > I've had no direct experience with this server but it is not so > usual seeing the installation stopped at the same point with > several distributions. > > What's the exact message you get and in what stage of the install > booting process it appears? You can go to a debug tty to get more > information¹. > > OTOH, I would use a 64-bits OS for this machine :-) > > ¹http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch06s03.html.en#di-miscellaneous
Hi, > Camaleón. The problem is that the installation doesn't even start. The machine tries the boot order (CD, floppy, SCSI) & then reports back read errors on the installation media (CD). It's possible that there is something wrong with my CD/DVD burner but earlier yesterday I burned a Ubuntu 11 CD with the same drive & it worked fine on my wife's laptop install. According to the Debian wiki on the subject, Lenny installs OK without the need for the broadcom driver firmware so I'll try a 64-bit version of Lenny today & see what happens. If the same errors occur, I'll buy a 64-bit Lenny from a vendor to rule out any problems with my CD burner. Thanks for your help, Phil... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPN6HzAAoJEP7vNIfI5a8SXbIH/RpjXtAq3O9uHAwsRY8fyeVf +26iiXkxLLDGEyEpszw/wFKKLfse9rGj23dOW3ht8q9P0rLQYcYom0yRymw/8pe0 zwBvotLweJZJCgsoBuvoyd6/6HGflBODQgn/OS+zxkSn5Y/p2O802G1ZkyNLe1tI etE2kZ8Y+J57cu5P6asvNePZkNtDv1l7bW6VgXsveEvRRPOG/6EcE6uivpqbbRqZ D+P+wNBHYxMoIdpGB+apIaCHZmypbgeSC7XWmrXXC+VwED9eo8TIDfn9YfoNS+JB 6fzRxx4qGj9XULfSSbEAltxxnSEXoBeDwxuLOTxqAum/gqCFvWlc9RpLCWilIKY= =rRdK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f37a1f8.4010...@horse-latitudes.co.uk
