I am trying to install openSuSE 11.4 on my IBM xSeries 440 Server and I am not having much success.
I am getting to the welcome screen and installation menu screen fine, but when I select the ‘install’ option it loads the Linux kernel up to %100 and then just goes to a black screen from which the only escape is a reboot, the same thing happens when I select ‘check installation media’ and ‘Firmware test’. I have tried the ‘no ACPI’ and ‘safe settings’ setting and still no luck.
I have successfully installed Windows server 2003 Enterprise edition on this machine so I know the hardware is ok.
I suspect it could be a driver issue, but as I am very new to Linux and server installations I am grasping at straws. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Also any recommendations on a more sutible free Linux Distro would be good also.
System Info:
IBM xSeries 440
2 x 36 GB SCSI hard drives, Adaptec AIC-7899 Ultra160 PCI SCSI Card
RAID array using a ServeRAID 4Lx controller
4 x Xeon DP processors
I am running a text install now and have the following on screen:
Code: 00 8b 16 8b 4e 04 89 5e 04 89 33 89 4b 04 89 54 24 04 89 c2
89 f8 89 19 e8 94 6d 38 00 3b 74 24 04 74 24 85 ed 75 04 eb 0a f3 90 <f6> 43 10
01 66 90 75 f6 8b 5c 24 08 8b 74 27 0c 8b 7c 24 10 8b
[31232.916000] Call Trace:
[31232.916000] <c0275177>] smp_call_function_single+0x107/0x110
[31232.916000] <c02c3493>] perf_install_in_context+0x73/0x80
[31232.916000] <c02ca159>] perf_event_create_kernel_counter+0x79/0xd0
[31232.916000] <c02a3285>] watchdog_enable+0x85/0x160
[31232.916000] <c05f8e5b>] cpu_callback+0x6c/0x90
[31232.916000] <c05ff5a6>] notifier_call_chain+0x46/0x60
[31232.916000] <c024516d>] __cpu_notifier+0x1d/0x40
[31232.916000] <c02451a4>] cpu_notifier+0x14/0x20
[31232.916000] <c05f8090>] _cpu_up+0xa9/0xd0
[31232.916000] <c05f80fe>] cpu_up+0x47/0x56
[31232.916000] <c091081e>] kernel_init+0xa6/0x1c1
[31232.916000] <c0203526>] kernel_thread_helper+0x6/0x10
//The Integer in the leftmost set of brackets counts up each time the screen refreshes, which is approximately every 60 seconds, The rest of the information says exactly the same. I have no idea what any of this means, but as it has been going now for about two hours, I assume that the installation is not happening. Please help :’(
On 07/10/2011 03:06 AM, timmo848 wrote:
>
> I am running a text install now and have the following on screen:
> Code: 00 8b 16 8b 4e 04 89 5e 04 89 33 89 4b 04 89 54 24 04 89 c2
> 89 f8 89 19 e8 94 6d 38 00 3b 74 24 04 74 24 85 ed 75 04 eb 0a f3 90
> <f6> 43 10
> 01 66 90 75 f6 8b 5c 24 08 8b 74 27 0c 8b 7c 24 10 8b
> [31232.916000] Call Trace:
> [31232.916000] <c0275177>] smp_call_function_single+0x107/0x110
> [31232.916000] <c02c3493>] perf_install_in_context+0x73/0x80
> [31232.916000] <c02ca159>]
> perf_event_create_kernel_counter+0x79/0xd0
> [31232.916000] <c02a3285>] watchdog_enable+0x85/0x160
> [31232.916000] <c05f8e5b>] cpu_callback+0x6c/0x90
> [31232.916000] <c05ff5a6>] notifier_call_chain+0x46/0x60
> [31232.916000] <c024516d>] __cpu_notifier+0x1d/0x40
> [31232.916000] <c02451a4>] cpu_notifier+0x14/0x20
> [31232.916000] <c05f8090>] _cpu_up+0xa9/0xd0
> [31232.916000] <c05f80fe>] cpu_up+0x47/0x56
> [31232.916000] <c091081e>] kernel_init+0xa6/0x1c1
> [31232.916000] <c0203526>] kernel_thread_helper+0x6/0x10
>
> //The Integer in the leftmost set of brackets counts up each time the
> screen refreshes, which is approximately every 60 seconds, The rest of
> the information says exactly the same. I have no idea what any of this
> means, but as it has been going now for about two hours, I assume that
> the installation is not happening. Please help :’(
What you are seeing is some kind of watchdog timer that is being triggered once
per minute. No, it will not install. Unfortunately, we are only seeing a
symptom, not the real cause of the failure. If you catch the very first
messages, there might be some chance of diagnosing it. At the moment, all that
can be said is that the kernel on that installation does not work on your box.
Have you checked the CD/DVD to make sure the download and burn were correct?