Installing on DL360 G5

nb1 · 06-23-2009, 09:29 AM

Hi all, I'm running into problems trying to install on a HP DL360 G5, wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction?

Installation runs through fine, had to load the broadcom nic drivers from usb but otherwise was uneventful. But on rebooting the server goes to 'Attempting boot from c:' and just stops there. Anyone had this before or any ideas where to start? Reinserting the cd just restarts the installation process from scratch.

Thanks for any help - I'm new to linux so don't even know where to start.

nb1 · 06-24-2009, 06:44 AM

Ok - fixed it!

For reference, I had to boot using a super grub cd (supergrubdisk.org) and run through fixing the MBR.

ssshock · 08-25-2009, 02:32 AM

I'm having the same issue with my HP DL360 G5. I've edited the menu.lst and replaced the root=uuid xxxxxxx with root=/dev/cciss/c0d0p1 , but it still hangs at "Attempting boot from c: "
The RAID controller is P400 with 2 x 146GB SAS drives. I've run the HP Firmware Maintennance CD 8.6.
If i boot with a super grub cd , it will automatically boot into Untangle, not the super grub cd menu. Can you run through the steps you went through with the Super Grub CD?
Any other suggestions out there?

norskman · 01-24-2010, 02:54 PM

I am about to try this configuration.

Did you get it working?

mrunkel · 01-24-2010, 08:22 PM

The key is remove the USB stick before it loads the part that creates the hard drive partitions. Having the usb stick inserted (as /dev/sd0) confuses the heck out of the installer. It thinks that's the SCSI disk.

06-23-2009, 09:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
nb1 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 9	Installing on DL360 G5 Hi all, I'm running into problems trying to install on a HP DL360 G5, wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction? Installation runs through fine, had to load the broadcom nic drivers from usb but otherwise was uneventful. But on rebooting the server goes to 'Attempting boot from c:' and just stops there. Anyone had this before or any ideas where to start? Reinserting the cd just restarts the installation process from scratch. Thanks for any help - I'm new to linux so don't even know where to start.

01-24-2010, 02:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
norskman Untangler Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 61	Hp dl360 g5 I am about to try this configuration. Did you get it working?

01-24-2010, 08:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
mrunkel Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,468	The key is remove the USB stick before it loads the part that creates the hard drive partitions. Having the usb stick inserted (as /dev/sd0) confuses the heck out of the installer. It thinks that's the SCSI disk. __________________ m. Big Frickin Disclaimer: While I'm pretty sure, I can't guarantee that I know what I'm doing. There might be a better way to do this, and this way might actually suck. Make sure you understand the implications of what you're doing before trying to follow these directions. It often helps troubleshooting if you have a good network map. Look here if you want my advice on how to draw one.

06-24-2009, 06:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
nb1 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 9	Ok - fixed it! For reference, I had to boot using a super grub cd (supergrubdisk.org) and run through fixing the MBR.

08-25-2009, 02:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
ssshock Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1	I'm having the same issue with my HP DL360 G5. I've edited the menu.lst and replaced the root=uuid xxxxxxx with root=/dev/cciss/c0d0p1 , but it still hangs at "Attempting boot from c: " The RAID controller is P400 with 2 x 146GB SAS drives. I've run the HP Firmware Maintennance CD 8.6. If i boot with a super grub cd , it will automatically boot into Untangle, not the super grub cd menu. Can you run through the steps you went through with the Super Grub CD? Any other suggestions out there?