Quoting amalesh_r <[email protected]>: > I am trying to install Debian 5.0 lenny (64) (also tried Debian 5.0 > / Debian 4.0) in a brand server (HP DL120 G6) . But facing problem > at the time of Detect and Mount CDROM. Also , not getting the driver > for smart Array P212 for HP DL120G6. I am expecting suggestion from > this group to overcome the problem. > > Thanks > Amalesh > >
given the lack of information from your end it is almost impossible to figure out what is going wrong, so here are some suggestions which might or might not work. you are on your own mess -- even if you follow any of these :P 1. professional servers generally come with a preboot/installation cd/DVD. The purpose of this disk is to prepare the server for any kind of OS (windows/linux/SCO or anything), and ask for the installation disk at a certain point (after it has placed the SCSI/SATA controllers into proper places and memory. did your server come with something similar? have you tried that? If not, this might be worth a try. 2. try to determine the FW version of the controller. If it is above 2.74, it has known issues with that version. Check out http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1278543954145+28353475&threadId=1431782 3. If the above two fails, try putting in a SATA HDD and CD-ROM on the MB controller (yes, completely ignoring the SCSI controller) and try installing debian. See how it goes. And given it goes well, try to update the kernel with necessary drivers and see if that helps the matter. please keep us updated on how it goes, and please be a bit more verbose in reporting problems. happy linuxing . . .
