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List:       linux-poweredge
Subject:    RE: PowerEdge 2450
From:       Seth Mos <knuffie () xs4all ! nl>
Date:       2002-12-21 17:56:52
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At 17:59 20-12-2002 -0500, bscott@ntisys.com wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, at 10:46pm, P.Cockcroft@lmu.ac.uk wrote:
> > Thanks for all the suggestions about using the rescue part of the 6.2
> > installation disk.  Yes that option is available, but the drivers the load
> > the perc raid controller is not on the installation discs but on a floppy.
> 
> I think you can do "rescue dd" instead of "linux dd".  If not...
> 
> > When I run linux dd I can load the drivers but it keeps going into
> > install, and I can't seem to crash out into a working shell, and then
> > mount the root system to fix it.
> 
> ... once you are in the second-stage installer, press [ALT]+[F2] to get a
> shell prompt.

IF all else fails you can try the Linuxcare Bootable Toolbox.
http://lbt.linuxcare.com/ It's a 50MB Bootable ISO. Burn it to cd and start 
from there.

If it's booted.

modprobe aacraid (megaraid/aic7xxx)
mkdir /mnt/rootfs
mount /dev/sda? /mnt/rootfs
chroot /mnt/rootfs lilo

Reboot

Cheers

--
Seth
It might just be your lucky day, if you only knew.

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