Bernard, I was testing i386. You mention that BUSLOGIC is enabled as a module for the BOEL kernel (2.6.16-boel_v3.7.4), but the error is that it isn't enabled for kernel 2.6.9-5.ELsmp, which is RedHat's kernel. The kernel-devel RPM, which provides the source, is not installed in the client image by default. When I installed it and looked at the .config file for the kernel, I found that BUSLOGIC is not enabled.
# CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC is not set This would explain why initrd cannot build a module for BUSLOGIC using RedHat's default 2.6.9-5.ELsmp kernel (it also fails using later updates to the 2.6.9 kernel in RH ELAS 4). Since I have the option of using LSI Logic instead of BUSLOGIC, I'm satisfied with not rebuilding the RedHat kernel. However, it is nice to know that the default RedHat kernel no longer supports BUSLOGIC by default. Thanks for your help. Jess Bernard Li wrote: > Hi Jess: > > Actually it appears that BUSLOGIC is already enabled as a module in the > i386 config: > > http://svn.sisuite.org/filedetails.php?repname=systemimager&path=%2Ftrun > k%2Fpatches%2Flinux.i386.config&rev=0&sc=0 > > But BUSLOGIC was not enabled for the x86_64 config... were you testing > i386 or x86_64? > > Cheers, > > Bernard > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jess Cannata [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 7:07 >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Oscar Users list; Bernard Li >> Subject: Re: [Oscar-devel] [Oscar-users] Compute Nodes Fail >> on Reboot After Image Transfer >> >> RESOLVED! >> >> I found the problem thanks to VMWare having a record movie >> function (and >> for Bernard's suggestion that I review the client install). >> During the >> client install the initrd cannot be created because there is >> no BusLogic >> module in the kernel, which is VMWare's default SCSI option. I didn't >> think that this would matter since I wasn't using a SCSI hard disk or >> CD-ROM. It does matter. I fixed this by selecting LSI Logic >> for the SCSI >> controller when I created the slave virtual machines and the OSCAR >> client installed just fine. Thanks for all of your help. >> >> Jess >> >> Here are the error messages: >> >> Editing files for actual disk configuration... >> /dev/hda -> /dev/hda >> /etc/fstab >> /etc/raidtab >> /etc/systemconfig/systemconfig.conf >> >> mount /dev /a/dev -o bind || shellout >> >> No module BusLogic found for kernel 2.6.9-5.ELsmp, aborting. >> >> WARNING: RH style ramdisk generation failed. at >> /usr/lib/systemconfig/Initrd.pm line 96 >> >> Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time. >> >> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 >> >> Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at >> /usr/lib/systemconfig/Boot/Grub.pm line 467. >> >> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at >> /usr/lib/systemconfig/Boot/Grub.pm line 468. >> >> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at >> /usr/lib/systemconfig/Boot/Grub.pm line 472. >> >> Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at >> /usr/lib/systemconfig/Boot/Grub.pm line 467. >> >> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at >> /usr/lib/systemconfig/Boot/Grub.pm line 468. >> >> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at >> /usr/lib/systemconfig/Boot/Grub.pm line 472. >> >> Jess Cannata wrote: >> >>> Yes, I'm using IDE disks for this very reason. I am going >>> >> to log the >> >>> building of the nodes tomorrow (like Bernard suggested) to see if I >>> can see an error. I'll let the list know how it goes. >>> >> Thanks for your >> >>> help. >>> >>> Jess >>> >>> Erich Focht wrote: >>> >>>> Jess, >>>> >>>> when you creted your virtual slave node, what type of harddisk did >>>> you assign >>>> to it? The SCSI types are more difficult to handle than >>>> >> the IDE. I'd >> >>>> recommend >>>> you to try a virtual IDE harddisk for the start. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Erich >>>> >>>> On Friday 14 July 2006 22:58, Bernard Li wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Jess: >>>>> >>>>> How's it going! >>>>> >>>>> I don't think this is an issue specifically to do with >>>>> >> VMware as this >> >>>>> usually happens when SystemConfigurator failed to do its >>>>> >> job. You >> >>>>> might >>>>> want to post the log message during the imaging process >>>>> >> at the end when >> >>>>> SystemConfigurator runs so that we can figure out what went wrong. >>>>> >>>>> On the other hand we actually have a VMware headnode >>>>> >> appliance for >> >>>>> OSCAR >>>>> that has newer code from trunk and may work better for you (and I >>>>> believe users have tried it and it works perfectly fine). >>>>> >>>>> You can learn more about it here: >>>>> >>>>> http://oscar.openclustergroup.org/news.oscar-appliance >>>>> >>>>> Note that this is development code and is somewhat >>>>> >> outdated now (it was >> >>>>> based off r4853 and we're now at r5135). >>>>> >>>>> Please keep us posted with your experiences! >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Bernard >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>>>> Jess Cannata >>>>>> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 13:46 >>>>>> To: [email protected]; >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: [Oscar-users] Compute Nodes Fail on Reboot After Image >>>>>> Transfer >>>>>> >>>>>> I am installing Oscar 4.2 on RedHat EL AS 4.0 base (no updates) >>>>>> under VMWare Workstation 5.5.1 build-19175 on Windows XP. All of >>>>>> the nodes (master and slaves) use IDE disks. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have no problems until after I try and boot the newly imaged >>>>>> slave nodes. I unselected pfilter like it suggests in >>>>>> >> the manual, >> >>>>>> but when I try and boot the slave nodes from hard disk, >>>>>> >> I get two >> >>>>>> errors. First, grub gives the error: >>>>>> >>>>>> root (hd0,0) >>>>>> Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 >>>>>> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-5.ELsmp ro root=/dev/hda6 >>>>>> {Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1400, size=0x154492c] >>>>>> initrd >>>>>> >>>>>> Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or >>>>>> >> blocklist >> >>>>>> I noticed that the initrd line was missing the initrd >>>>>> >> file. So when >> >>>>>> I add >>>>>> >>>>>> initrd /initrd-2.6.9-5.ELsmp.img >>>>>> >>>>>> Linux will continue to boot until I get the second error: >>>>>> >>>>>> Mounted /proc filesystem >>>>>> Mounting sysfs >>>>>> Creating /dev >>>>>> Starting udev >>>>>> Creating root device >>>>>> Mounting root filesystem >>>>>> mount: missing mount point >>>>>> mount: error 2 mounting none >>>>>> Switching to new root >>>>>> switchroot: mount failed: 22 >>>>>> umount /initrd/dev failed: 2 >>>>>> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! >>>>>> >>>>>> It seems that Oscar transfered the files correctly since >>>>>> >> I can boot >> >>>>>> to the slave nodes with a rescue CD and see all of the >>>>>> >> partitions >> >>>>>> and files on the disk. Have you seen this problem with >>>>>> >> VMWare? I'm >> >>>>>> hoping to try this install on real machines, but I >>>>>> >> really need for >> >>>>>> it to work in VMWare. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any help would be appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jess Cannata >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> ----------- >>>>>> Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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