Right! So: let's say I can figure out what the error is (I'll see if I can get all of the error message at once, and probably post it here.)
Let's say I can go about trying to build a different kernel with the appropriate support for my SCSI devices. Where does OSCAR grab the kernel that it installs on the nodes? How should I go about modifying it? I'm at home right now, so I don't have the chunk of the manual that deals with a custom kernel. I can probably manage to build a kernel with the appropriate drivers linked in, if I just know what kernel source I'm supposed to be modifying! Thanks for the help, and by the way, your earlier message was right on the money--I hadn't copied in the boel_binaries.tar.gz file--I got lucky enough to figure this out along the way. Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jason Hlady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [Oscar-users] Imaging successful but image doesn't work > Jason, Bernard, > One other issue that may be coming in is that SIS builds it's own > initrd.img file on the nodes and may not be including all the required > SCSI modules during booting. > > The problem is almost certainly a kernel issue, and as such you will > need to watch closely during the boot for errors, etc. It probably will > give some message about failing to find or load some SCSI module, but > with out seeing the kernel messages, it is pretty hard to diagnose. > > Frank > > On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 09:37, Bernard Li wrote: > > Hey Jason: > > > > Jason Hlady wrote: > > > > > I haven't tried installing Man 9.2 on the cluster nodes, only on the > > > head node (which is almost identical to the cluster nodes.) Still, it's > > > probably worth doing, and I'll try that first thing tomorrow morning. > > > > If they are the same hardware then that probably won't make much of a > > difference. > > > > > My colleague indicates that he's seen the "unable to mount root fs, > > > kernel panic" message before when trying to install Mandrake on IBM > > > x330/335s, and that he worked around it by building a different kernel. > > > Perhaps it's a kernel problem and not a configuration one. Does OSCAR > > > simply use the kernel which the head node uses? If so, and if the > > > kernel distributed with Man 9.2 works on both the head and the cluster > > > nodes, then at least it should be clear that it's not a kernel > > > problem... I think. :) > > > > I am not too sure about kernel stuff but I think SIS uses its own kernel > > when building images (not related to the kernel on the headnode). You > > might want to look into the OSCAR package kernel-switcher to see if that > > gives you any insight. I would also recommend going through the > > mailing-list archives - I have seen 'similar' questions asked in the > > past, so you might actually be able to get something out of it. > > > > > I'll have to do a little more work on this. Any more suggestions from > > > anyone else would be appreciated. I'm not completely against RH9.0, but > > > the fact that it's no longer supported by RedHat anymore, coupled with > > > the fact that we're a Mandrake shop around here and have more expertise > > > in Mandrake, makes me want to try and get it working with Mandrake. Of > > > course, I could always try RH using one of the cluster nodes as a head > > > node and go from there. > > > > I think it'd be cool if after this exercise you emerge and actually got > > it working under Mandrake 9.2 and we can all learn from this (and > > improve our current support). > > > > But if it is any incentive, we are also using the IBM x330's and we have > > no issues with RH 9.0 :-) > > > > Good luck! > > > > Cheers, > > > > Bernard > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Oscar-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > -- > ac3 > Suite G16, Bay 7, Locomotive Workshop Phone: 02 9209 4600 > Australian Technology Park Fax: 02 9209 4611 > Eveleigh NSW 1430 > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Oscar-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users
