Brand new 2950 Won't Boot

[Clark, Patti]

What do you mean RHEL 2.6?  It does sound as the other folks have noted
that you didn't install a boot loader.  It is a choice during the
install.

Patti Clark
Sr. Unix System Administrator - RHCT, GSEC
Office of Scientific and Technical Information


 

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> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Sturgis, Grant
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:18 PM
> To: linux-poweredge at dell.com
> Subject: Brand new 2950 Won't Boot
> 
> Hey there, list,
> 
> Just got a shiny new 2950 and installed RHEL 2.6.  Rebooted from the 
> installation program and the system will not boot.  I choose 
> F11 to get 
> to the boot menu, choose "Hard drive C:" and nothing happens. 
>  If I do 
> not choose F11 (just let the system boot as normal), it gets to the 
> "Press <Ctrl-E> for Remote Access Setup within 5 sec....", 
> then just hangs.
> 
> Anyone know what is happening here and how to fix it?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Grant
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