Using the 4.0 release I get the centos graphical installer when installing from ISO. I used the full fledged install dvd for cenots 6.3 64bit and selected the iso os type as Other CentOS (64-bit). Can you confirm the install media youre using?
On 11/7/12 11:37 AM, "Clayton Weise" <[email protected]> wrote: >You could try picking from the OS template list Windows 2008 R2 and that >will force XS to use HV instead of PV. It might do the trick. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mike Simos [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 11:28 AM >To: Trevor Francis >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: XS 6.02 ~ No Graphical Console > >During the installation after driver detection, usually some point after >selecting the language. Press ALT-F2 then run fdisk. Also I believe when >you use PV mode to install there is no graphics. You will need to use >HVM (Other) to do the install. Then you have graphics. > >Mike > >On 11/07/2012 11:19 AM, Trevor Francis wrote: >> You can't partition disks without GUI in cent 6. Rendering the install >> basically useless. >> >> Trevor Francis (mobile) >> >> On Nov 7, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Clayton Weise<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Part of this is because, if I'm not mistaken, in the template XS >>uses for >> Cent/RHEL/etc it actually has some flags in it that disable a graphical >> install; however, during the install you can install X and other >>graphical >> utilities that should work once the system comes up (I've never tested >>it >> though because we don't put a GUI on any of our servers). And as far as >> Cent 6.3 compatibility, while it's not on the list it doesn't mean it >>will >> break either. We had an issue with XS 5.6 that Cent 6 wouldn't install >>so >> we worked around the issue by installing it on XS 6, downloaded the vhd >> image, and imported it in and everything ran fine. I'm not suggested >>this >> is a *supported* way to go, but it's been solid for us so far. >> >> >> >> *From:* Trevor Francis >> >>[mailto:[email protected]<[email protected] >>om>] >> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 7, 2012 6:49 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* XS 6.02 ~ No Graphical Console >> >> >> >> I am attempting to install Centos 6.3 on on XS 6.02 Hypervisors with all >> the latest Hotfixes. I am able to utilize the console, but the default >> console is text only. I am not given the option at boot time to perform >>a >> graphical install. I have tested this through XenCenter console and >>CPVM. I >> am running CS4. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> >> >> Trevor Francis >> >> Partner >> >> 46 Labs | The PeerEdge Cloud >> >> http://www.46labs.com | http://www.peeredge.net >> >> 405-362-0046 - Voice | 405-410-4980 - Cell >> >> trevorgfrancis - Skype >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> Solutions Provider for the Telecom Industry >> >> >> <http://www.twitter.com/peeredge> <http://www.twitter.com/peeredge> > > -- Æ
