Hey Eugene: I am not too familiar with this, but I would assume that you do need to create new initrd.img and the boel_binaries to put on the OSCAR headnode so when your client nodes tftpboot, it'll be able to grab the kernel drivers/modules.
Cheers, Bernard > -----Original Message----- > From: eugene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 12:53 > To: Jeremy Enos > Cc: Bernard Li; eugene; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Oscar-users] Yet another DHCP query > > Ok, so I download and apply the libata patch for my kernel > 2.4.24 I compile the kernel, with SATA and the intel chip > included I put the kernel in the right place .... and get the > same error (I was in a hurry so some errors might have slipped in) > > To save some time: Do I have to make a new initrd.img? > And a boel_binaries? > > > Thanks again! > > Eugene > > > Jeremy Enos wrote: > > If only mkbootpackage was ready... it would solve this > problem before > > it started. > > > > Jeremy > > > > At 01:39 PM 3/25/2004, Bernard Li wrote: > > > >> Hey Eugene: > >> > >> > My current situation: It downloads the the autoinstall > scripts and > >> > then fails when it tries to partition the client HDD: > >> > > >> > "Partitionaing /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 variable > >> > " and then the rote message > >> > > >> > My disk is a Maxtor S-ATA, with a Intel ICH5-R onboard > controller. > >> > Maybe my boel_binaries need fixing too? > >> > At least I've made a little bit of progress. > >> > >> Okay the problem now is with the SATA driver... You need to patch > >> the kernel (SIS kernel) to support that as well, because > right now it > >> simply could not detect your HD... > >> > >> Good luck with that! > >> > >> Bernard > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------- > >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux > >> tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo > >> technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > >> administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id70&alloc_id638&opick > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Oscar-users mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id70&alloc_id638&op=click _______________________________________________ Oscar-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users
