Concerning the installation of the 8.0, Michel out here in RECIF used two "tricks" : - either he booted with kernel 2.2.x and it worked. - or he took the hard disks out of the machine, put them in a Compaq 3000, booted with a 2.4.x kernel and everything worked fine, then he put back the disks in the Compaq 1850.
So, there really are two problems : the serial probe and the 2.4.x kernel. Le Vendredi 9 Novembre 2001 18:42, vous avez �crit : > On Fridayen den 9 November 2001 18.01, sven wrote: > > Ehlo all, > > > > Finally, finally... It's over 8)))))))))))))))))) > > The installation rolls. > > > > In fact, we created more problems than necessary 8) > > > > *All* there was to do (once you know it) to install ML 8.1 or cooker on > > this fu**ing Compaq server : > > Compile a kernel with cpqarray and PS2 mouse support included (not as > > modules) > > Create a disk from the network.img > > Replace vmlinuz by the new kernel > > At the first screen press F1 > > Pass a few parameters to the kernel (God knows we tried many params) : > > linux expert noauto (we never thought about the noauto option) > > And its over. Everything else turns OK. > > No need to recompile or change the mdkinst_stage2 thing. > > > > Now we'll be able to update all our Compaq servers to replace the 8.0 > > cooker. > > > > Anyway, thanks to those who helped. > > Hi Sven, > > I'm glad it worked out in the end. > > It's very bad that it had to be so much hassle with Mandrake for you..., > but it makes me wonder how you got v8.0 to install? This also makes me > wonder if it had been easier with RedHat? > > I personally _NEVER_ upgrade. I usally take a backup and wipe the thing > clean, it's the safest thing to do. IIRC you never mentioned an upgrade? > > Additionally, I also wonder if Mandrake is ever tested on Compaq and > alikes? > > (I do not have options or stocks in neither distro, in fact I have no > stocks, but I do have options in a silly company named Iquity Systems Inc.) -- Linux vega.recif.vpn 2.4.13-2mdk #1 Tue Oct 30 15:53:01 CET 2001 i686 unknown 6:46pm up 3 days, 1:39, 3 users, load average: 0.04, 0.06, 0.09
