Very Computer

by **Doug Haig** » Thu, 02 Aug 2001 23:39:28

I am trying to install RH 7.1 onto an IBM Intellistation dual 400MHz
machine. I boot off the RH 7.1 CDROM and select the graphical install. I get
a text based install where it goes through and initializes devices including
hda for my drive and hdb for my IDE ATAPI CDROM drive. After asking for my
language and keyboard it tells me it cannot find the RedHat CDROM. I have
tried adding the 'linux hdb=cdrom' at the install LILO prompt, but that does
not help. I have tried using a boot diskette image and that does not work
either.

How can RH 7.1 boot off the CDROM and find device 'hdb' as a ATAPI CDROM and
not be able to use it?

BTW, it works booting off of a retail version of RH 6.1. The 7.1 CDROM was
created by downloading the seawolf ISO disk image and burning it.

by **sas..** » Fri, 03 Aug 2001 06:06:50

>I am trying to install RH 7.1 onto an IBM Intellistation dual 400MHz
>machine. I boot off the RH 7.1 CDROM and select the graphical install. I get
>a text based install where it goes through and initializes devices including
>hda for my drive and hdb for my IDE ATAPI CDROM drive. After asking for my
>language and keyboard it tells me it cannot find the RedHat CDROM. I have
>tried adding the 'linux hdb=cdrom' at the install LILO prompt, but that does
>not help. I have tried using a boot diskette image and that does not work
>either.

Ditto! Exactly! I gave up and went back to the RH 7.0 that was already
installed (when I bought the machine, used).

Quote:
>How can RH 7.1 boot off the CDROM and find device 'hdb' as a ATAPI CDROM and
>not be able to use it?

I wish I knew.

Quote:
>BTW, it works booting off of a retail version of RH 6.1.

And my previously installed 7.0.

The 7.1 CDROM was

Quote:>created by downloading the seawolf ISO disk image and burning it.

Same here.

--
Brenda Kalt

by **Dave Uhrin** » Sat, 04 Aug 2001 13:47:39

>>I am trying to install RH 7.1 onto an IBM Intellistation dual 400MHz
>>machine. I boot off the RH 7.1 CDROM and select the graphical install. I
>>get a text based install where it goes through and initializes devices
>>including hda for my drive and hdb for my IDE ATAPI CDROM drive. After
>>asking for my language and keyboard it tells me it cannot find the RedHat
>>CDROM. I have tried adding the 'linux hdb=cdrom' at the install LILO
>>prompt, but that does not help. I have tried using a boot diskette image
>>and that does not work either.

> Ditto! Exactly! I gave up and went back to the RH 7.0 that was already
> installed (when I bought the machine, used).

>>How can RH 7.1 boot off the CDROM and find device 'hdb' as a ATAPI CDROM
>>and not be able to use it?

> I wish I knew.

>>BTW, it works booting off of a retail version of RH 6.1.

> And my previously installed 7.0.

> The 7.1 CDROM was
>>created by downloading the seawolf ISO disk image and burning it.

> Same here.

> --
> Brenda Kalt

As root

# rm /dev/cdrom
# ln /dev/hdb /dev/cdrom

by **Doug Haig** » Sat, 04 Aug 2001 20:56:59

But this is during the install - how do I log in when the OS is not
installed yet? How do I get behind the text mode install screen that is
complaining that it cannot find the CDROM?

Quote:
> As root

> # rm /dev/cdrom
> # ln /dev/hdb /dev/cdrom

by **Dave Uhrin** » Sun, 05 Aug 2001 06:07:28

> But this is during the install - how do I log in when the OS is not
> installed yet? How do I get behind the text mode install screen that is
> complaining that it cannot find the CDROM?

>> As root

>> # rm /dev/cdrom
>> # ln /dev/hdb /dev/cdrom

Sorry, I guess I read that too quickly. If you go to a virtual terminal
before the installer gets around to trying to find your cdrom, I "think"
that you can do the relink. Not sure.

I suppose that the best solution is to make your cdrom drive a master and
connect it to the secondary IDE controller, thus making it /dev/hdc.

by **Richard Harmonso** » Sun, 05 Aug 2001 06:19:00

> > But this is during the install - how do I log in when the OS is not
> > installed yet? How do I get behind the text mode install screen that is
> > complaining that it cannot find the CDROM?

> >> As root

> >> # rm /dev/cdrom
> >> # ln /dev/hdb /dev/cdrom

> Sorry, I guess I read that too quickly. If you go to a virtual terminal
> before the installer gets around to trying to find your cdrom, I "think"
> that you can do the relink. Not sure.

> I suppose that the best solution is to make your cdrom drive a master and
> connect it to the secondary IDE controller, thus making it /dev/hdc.

I have a similiar problem with the newer Compact Deskpros. What I found was
that even though they were supposed to be udma devices, they did not truly
support it. Try this:

lilo: ide=nodma

Please post with the results.

Richard Harmonson, RHCE

by **Sudd** » Sun, 05 Aug 2001 12:05:23

> I am trying to install RH 7.1 onto an IBM Intellistation dual 400MHz
> machine. I boot off the RH 7.1 CDROM and select the graphical install. I
> get a text based install where it goes through and initializes devices
> including hda for my drive and hdb for my IDE ATAPI CDROM drive. After
> asking for my language and keyboard it tells me it cannot find the RedHat
> CDROM. I have tried adding the 'linux hdb=cdrom' at the install LILO
> prompt, but that does not help. I have tried using a boot diskette image
> and that does not work either.

> How can RH 7.1 boot off the CDROM and find device 'hdb' as a ATAPI CDROM
> and not be able to use it?

> BTW, it works booting off of a retail version of RH 6.1. The 7.1 CDROM was
> created by downloading the seawolf ISO disk image and burning it.

I had the same problem but was able to install from the CD.

If I remember it took a command like: linux cd=hdb cdrom=nodma

This may not be the exact command but it's close. You might try searching
groups.google.com

by **Richard Harmonso** » Sun, 05 Aug 2001 15:18:12

> > But this is during the install - how do I log in when the OS is not
> > installed yet? How do I get behind the text mode install screen that is
> > complaining that it cannot find the CDROM?

> >> As root

> >> # rm /dev/cdrom
> >> # ln /dev/hdb /dev/cdrom

> Sorry, I guess I read that too quickly. If you go to a virtual terminal
> before the installer gets around to trying to find your cdrom, I "think"
> that you can do the relink. Not sure.

> I suppose that the best solution is to make your cdrom drive a master and
> connect it to the secondary IDE controller, thus making it /dev/hdc.

Sigh. I responded to this early this am, but I do not see the post. Maybe
I responded to the author?

What I stated earliar was the same as suddn. I ran into the same problem
with the newer cdroms on Compaq Deskpros. The cdrom apparently is not
truely udma or at least as far as the kernel is concerned. At the lilo
prompt try the "ide=nodma"

lilo: ide=nodma

If that fails, repost with the cdrom specifications. Also, you may continue
to have problems with the cdrom after installation even if the above works.
They still fight me and I am unwilling to disable udma permantly, so I have
decided to the units with the AOpen 50x next mail order. They are only $31
and they perform without issue.

Richard Harmonson, RHCE

by **Nick** » Tue, 07 Aug 2001 01:52:08

I have the very same problem, downloaded and burnt the ISOs, boots nicely on
3 pcs, fails after selecting language saying "I could not find red hat linux
cdrom in any of your cdrom drives, insert and press ok"

The disc itself has all the packages on it when I look at it in windows, and
I have tried the following at the boot: prompt

hdb=cdrom
/dev/hdb=cdrom
cd=hdb/c

None of worked, i have tried the disc in 3 PCs still no, joy some news
posting mention that the cdrom has to be on hdc so I tried that too and
again didnt work.

I am convinced its a problem with the ISOs they are publishing.

Has anyone managed to resolve this yet ?

Thanks

> >I am trying to install RH 7.1 onto an IBM Intellistation dual 400MHz
> >machine. I boot off the RH 7.1 CDROM and select the graphical install. I
get
> >a text based install where it goes through and initializes devices
including
> >hda for my drive and hdb for my IDE ATAPI CDROM drive. After asking for
my
> >language and keyboard it tells me it cannot find the RedHat CDROM. I have
> >tried adding the 'linux hdb=cdrom' at the install LILO prompt, but that
does
> >not help. I have tried using a boot diskette image and that does not work
> >either.

> Ditto! Exactly! I gave up and went back to the RH 7.0 that was already
> installed (when I bought the machine, used).

> >How can RH 7.1 boot off the CDROM and find device 'hdb' as a ATAPI CDROM
and
> >not be able to use it?

> I wish I knew.

> >BTW, it works booting off of a retail version of RH 6.1.

> And my previously installed 7.0.

> The 7.1 CDROM was
> >created by downloading the seawolf ISO disk image and burning it.

> Same here.

> --
> Brenda Kalt

by **Doug Haig** » Tue, 07 Aug 2001 22:52:43

I tried that. Also used hdc=cdrom and that did not help.

Doug

Quote:> I suppose that the best solution is to make your cdrom drive a master and
> connect it to the secondary IDE controller, thus making it /dev/hdc.

by **Doug Haig** » Tue, 07 Aug 2001 23:29:23

System: IBM Intellistation 6889 Dual 400Mhz, IDE 20 GB Primary Master, CDROM
Primary Slave.

Tried :
linux hdc=cdrom
linux ide=nodma
linux hdc=cdrom ide=nodma

None of these worked. The CDROM is the CDROM that was in the system when I
bought it (LG CRD-8322B (Goldstar?): Firmware Version 1.06). I changed the
BIOS settings for the CDROM from 'High Performance' to 'Compatible' - no
good. I changed the CDROM to a Hitachi CDR-8130 - still no good.

Doug

Quote:> I have a similiar problem with the newer Compact Deskpros. What I found
was
> that even though they were supposed to be udma devices, they did not truly
> support it. Try this:

> lilo: ide=nodma

> Please post with the results.

> Richard Harmonson, RHCE

by **Doug Haig** » Wed, 08 Aug 2001 22:04:32

PROBLEM SOLVED!! I downloaded a new ISO CD image directly from
ftp.redhat.com instead of Ga Tech and it worked. I guess I should have
checked the MD5 value on the ISO image...

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RH 7.1 Cannot Find CDROM Even Though It Sees It as 'hdb'

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