RHEL 5.2 installing on ProLiant BL460c - hangs at 'now booting the kernel'
- by Dr Rocket Mr Socket
As the title states, I have a problem.
This server and the installation disc are also on the other side of the world to me so...
So far, I have tried to start the install with the parameters:
linux text noapic noacpi no=apic no=acpi
which results in the same hang.
I have also disabled a PCI ethernet adapter, I am uneasy about disabling the onboard ethernet adapter I do not know if ILO uses this.
Anyone have any advice?
Much appreciated.
EDIT: full output after trying to begin the installation.
boot: linux text
Loading initrd.img..................
Loading vmlinuz.......
Uncompressing Linux...done.
Now booting the kernel
stays on this for hours
EDIT2: adding the 'mem=40960M' (server has 40 gigs of ram) parameter allows it to proceed but the following output directly after 'Now booting the kernal'
Memory: sized by int13 0e801h
initrd extends beyond end of memory (0x00ef2090 > 0x00000000)
disabling initrd
Console: 16 point font, 400 scans
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25, 1 virtual console (max 63)
pcibios_init : BIOS32 Service Directory Structure at 0x000ffee0
pcibios_init : BIOS32 Service Directory entry at 0xf0000