Proliant 1500 and RedHat 6.2
Updated September 12, 2002
Created November 19, 2001

  16384 KB OK
COMPAQ System BIOS - E12 (08/17/1998)
Copyright 1982,1998 Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.


Processors running at 166 MHz
Processor 2 Initializing...

 178-Processor Configuration Invalid
 172-EISA Configuration Nonvolatile Memory Invalid
     Initialization Aborted
 172-1 Configuration Nonvolatile Memory Invalid
Slot 6 Drive Array Initializing
1785-Slot 6 Drive Array not Configured
 162-System Options Not Set

SCSI Device Detected - System Board, SCSI ID 6: COMPAQ   CRD-25V

     Run System Configuration Utility

Press "F1"  key to continue
      "F9"  key for ROM-Based Diagnostics
      "F10" key for System Partition Utilities

/mnt/sysimage/usr/sbin/chroot /mnt/sysimage
su -

[root@localhost /root]# cat /etc/fstab
/dev/ida/c0d0p6         /                       ext2    defaults        1 1
/dev/ida/c0d0p1         /boot                   ext2    defaults        1 2
/dev/cdrom              /mnt/cdrom              iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0                /mnt/floppy             auto    noauto,owner    0 0
none                    /proc                   proc    defaults        0 0
none                    /dev/pts                devpts  gid=5,mode=620  0 0
/dev/ida/c0d0p5         swap                    swap    defaults        0 0



[root@localhost /root]# cat /etc/lilo.conf
boot=/dev/ida/c0d0p1
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
default=linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0smp
	label=linux
	initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0smp.img
	read-only
	root=/dev/ida/c0d0p6
	append="mem=96M"

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
	label=linux-up
	initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0.img
	read-only
	root=/dev/ida/c0d0p6
	append="mem=96M"


[root@localhost /root]# cat /etc/conf.modules
alias scsi_hostadapter cpqarray
options cpqarray eisa=0x6000
alias scsi_hostadapter1 ncr53c8xx
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
alias eth0 tlan
alias scsi_hostadapter2 ncr53c8xx


[root@localhost /root]# mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0.img 2.2.14-5.0
Using modules:  block/cpqarray.o scsi/ncr53c8xx.o
Using loopback device /dev/loop0
/sbin/sash -> /tmp/initrd.997/bin/sash
/sbin/insmod.static -> /tmp/initrd.997/bin/insmod
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/block/cpqarray.o -> /tmp/initrd.997/lib/cpqarray.o
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/scsi/ncr53c8xx.o -> /tmp/initrd.997/lib/ncr53c8xx.o
Loading module cpqarray with options eisa=0x6000
Loading module ncr53c8xx with options



[root@localhost /root]# /sbin/lilo -v
LILO version 21, Copyright 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger

Reading boot sector from /dev/ida/c0d0p1
Merging with /boot/boot.b
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0smp
Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0new.img
Added linux-new *
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0smp
Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0smp.img
Added linux
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0.img
Added linux-up
/boot/boot.4801 exists - no backup copy made.
Writing boot sector.

mkdir /a
mknod /a/c0d0 b 72 0
fdisk -l /a/c0d0
mknod /a/c0d0p1 b 72 1      (boot)
mknod /a/c0d0p6 b 72 6      (root)
(If your /usr partition is separated out, you will need to make a node for it now.)

mkdir /b
mount /a/c0d0p6 /b
mount /a/c0d0p1 /b/boot
(If your /usr partition is separated out, mount it under /b now.)

# /b/usr/sbin/chroot /b
bash# cd /
bash# su -
PAM_pwdb[70]: (su) session opened for user root by (uid=0)
[root@localhost /root]#

skipped all X-Windows setup stuff as best as possible (I use xf86config once
Linux is up to reconfigure after install)

When prompted to do the lilo configuration stuff, I turned OFF linear.  Add
extra options here of smart2=0x6000 mem=96M

(For additional options I used eisa=0x6000 to load cpqarray as a module,
Loading it as a module didn't work, I had to load it statically; therefore,
using smart2=0x6000 is the correct option to key in here.)

I installed LILO onto the /boot partition (p1).

I created the boot diskette when prompted.




Make sure the following items are installed which are needed to compile your own kernel:



kernel-source-2.2.14-5.0.i386.rpm

kernel-headers-2.2.14-5.0.i386.rpm

kernel-doc-2.2.14-5.0.i386.rpm <---- Optional

cpp-1.1.2-30.i386.rpm

make-3.78.1-4.i386.rpm

ncurses-5.0-11.i386.rpm

ncurses-devel-5.0-11.i386.rpm

glibc-2.1.3-15.i386.rpm

glibc-devel-2.1.3-15.i386.rpm

glibc-profile-2.1.3-15.i386.rpm <---- Optional

egcs-1.1.2-30.i386.rpm

egcs-g77-1.1.2-30.i386.rpm <---- Optional

egcs-c++-1.1.2-30.i386.rpm <---- Optional

egcs-objc-1.1.2-30.i386.rpm





"Congratulations Screen"

Switch to ALT+F2

/mnt/sysimage/usr/sbin/chroot /mnt/sysimage/

cd /

run xf86config and configure X-Windows

cd /usr/src/linux

startx &



cd /usr/src/linux

make mrproper (first time only)

make xconfig (or menuconfig or config)

vi Makefile add to extraversion "smp": -5.0 -> -5.0smp (do this only if you are compiling an SMP kernel)

vi /etc/lilo.conf (check that you will be installing LILO to /boot, check that your default image will point to the SMP kernel if you are building one.  Also check that there is an append line for your array controller and memory size: append="smart2=0x6000 mem=96M")

make clean

make dep

make bzImage

make modules

make modules_install

make install



Or if you make no typo's, you can key in the last 6 lines at once:

make clean dep bzImage modules modules_install install







Here you have two choices at the "Congratulations screen"
1) switch to Alt+F2 and build a kernel w/ cpqarray built in statically, edit
lilo.conf, run /sbin/lilo -v reboot all should be fine.
2) copy in a kernel w/ cpqarray built in statically to /boot, edit
lilo.conf, run /sbin/lilo -v all should be fine.
3) create a kernel w/ cpqarray built in statically on another machine, copy
it to the boot floppy created during install, boot to that floppy, give it
the boot parameters needed (linux smart2=0x6000 mem=96M), may get unresolved
symbols and unable to get major # for array controller but system should
come up.

You can use this temporary static kernel until you build a correct one on
the system.


The method I chose was as follows:
I had another server running RH6.2, I built a kernel there w/ cpqarray built
in statically, removed most else that was non-essential.  Got it down to
just under 600k, got my boot disk that was created during install, replaced
the existing kernel on the floppy w/ the new static one I created.  The
system (PL1500) was now able to boot using this floppy (don't forget to use
the following when booting: smart2=0x6000 mem=96M).  I no longer got the
invalid partition table.  I did get unable to get major # of the array
controller and I also got lots of unresolved symbols; none the less, the
system came up.  I was able to log in as root, Then I began to follow the
steps to create a new kernel on the box to use.  I could also just as well
copy in the kernel from the floppy to /boot, adjust /etc/lilo.conf and run
/sbin/lilo; however, since I am getting lots of errors coming up on this
kernel, I am building a new one on this system:

cd /usr/src/linux
make mrproper
make clean dep
make xconfig
I have a dual processor box, I am building a dual processor kernel, so I
will edit Makefile and add on the extraversion which is -5.0 the smp part so
that it reads -5.0smp
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install

This is where I have left off so far, my next steps are as follows:
get the kernel into /boot, this means going into arch/i386/boot and grabbing
bzImage, getting the system.map, and a few other files (don't remember which
ones just yet, I'll have to look).  Probably do something w/ initrd.  I may
be able to do a "make install" to do these steps for me as well, I'll have
to see.
edit /etc/lilo.conf (make sure I point to the kernel and also have the boot
parameters smart2=0x6000 mem=96M)
run /sbin/lilo -v
reboot w/o floppy, system should come up just fine on HDD.