If you think this is your issue, then you may want to try the following tool (still considered alpha):
http://download.systemimager.org/pub/unofficial/Use_Any_Kernel_by_Brian_Finley/00README -Brian Thus spake Bruce Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hi Anthony. > > Sorta glad to hear someone else has the same problem as I did. Brian > Elliot was probably right that you have hardware that is newer than the > drivers in the kernel. We had a similar problem, but in our particular > case, the stock kernel provided by sis did not have the driver for our > hard drives compiled into it. If you like, I can send you our kernel > config file and you can see what the differences are between it and yours. > > We had exactly the same error as you are experiencing and got around it by > compiling a custom kernel, although getting that to play nicely with sis > was another story altogether. If you need advice on how to compile a > custom kernel and ensure that the modules are loaded by systeminstaller, > consult the posts to the list from about August-September last year, by > Frank Crawford, and again during January and early Feb this year by myself > and Frank. > > it's actually a simple problem to solve, although we spent about a month > on it ! > > good luck > Bruce > > On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Anthony Supinski wrote: > > > Hello, > > I've got a new install of OSCAR 3.0 on a RedHat 9 box for my > > server and everything has gone perfectly by the installation guide until > > it was time to load the client image on the clients. > > I have all of the MAC addresses autodectected and assigned to > > clients using the provided RedHat 9 rpm list and the sample ide partition > > file (originally I was using my own but I thought I might be making a > > simple mistake so I thought I'd try the sample). Anyway the clients all > > have basic internal ide HDs that seem to be detected in the network > > install before it fails but here is what I get around the time of failure: > > > > get_arch > > Partitioning /dev/hda... > > Old Partition table for /dev/hda: > > Error:Could not stat device /dev/hda - No such file or directory > > Parted -s -- /dev/hda mklabel msdos|| shellout > > Error:Could not stat device /dev/hda - No such file or directory > > > > write_variables > > followed by the printed message saying the installation failed and giving > > instructions as to how to scroll. (this is typed so I am sorry for any > > minor discrepencies). > > > > I've gone so far as to format the computer and then try the image > > instalation with the same format instructions but with no better results > > and am currently just trying from a clean HD. I'm working on this as a > > project for college and I'm hoping that I'm just missing somthing simple. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Anthony Supinski > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. > > Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > > a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Oscar-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > > > > -- > Bruce Becker > UCT-CERN Research Center - University of Cape Town > Room 405, R.W. James Building, University Avenue North > Private Bag RONDEBOSCH 7700 > > tel :(w) +27 21 650 3356 | (m) +27 82 537 9425 | (f) +27 21 650 3342 > WEB :http://hep.phy.uct.ac.za/~becker | AIM : brucellino > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. > Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > -- --------------------------------------------------------- Brian Elliott Finley Argonne, MCS Division Phone: 630.631.6621 http://thefinleys.com GPG: 3FF8 D096 0E0C D3F3 29B7 6518 D20B 1931 10F8 EE52 --------------------------------------------------------- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your signature to help me spread! ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ Oscar-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users
