More... I've checked our config system: I think the fix for us was 'driverload=ahci:mptbase:mptscsi' in that order in the append line for kernel options. Martin. -- ----------------------------------- Martin Bly +44|0 1235 446981 RAL Tier1 Fabric Team Manager ----------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Bly, MJ (Martin) > Sent: 28 November 2007 23:56 > To: 'Zhi-Wei Lu'; [log in to unmask] > Subject: RE: SL5 installation failed because of mptspi? > > > > I try to update a DELL Precision 450 machine from SL 4.5 to > SL 5.0. I > > failed to do a fresh reinstall with either nfs-kickstart or > directly > > from an i386 DVD media. > > > > This machine is equipped with: > > LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual > Ultra320 SCSI > > (rev 07). > > > > It takes the installer a LONG time to load the SCSI module > "mptspi", > > this module appears to cause a lot problems, the keys on > the keyboard > > (USB or PS2) are unresponsive except CONTROL-ALT-DELETE, > DHCP and NFS > > all seem to fail. > > > > Does anyone see such problem before? What is the fix? > > We saw this problem. I don't have my notes to hand (it's > close on midnight in the UK and I'm at home), but I'll look > up the fix in the morning, which I recall being trivial. > > Martin. > -- > ----------------------------------- > Martin Bly +44|0 1235 446981 > RAL Tier1 Fabric Team Manager > ----------------------------------- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [log in to unmask] > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of > > Zhi-Wei Lu > > Sent: 28 November 2007 17:11 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: SL5 installation failed because of mptspi? > > > > Hi, > > > > I try to update a DELL Precision 450 machine from SL 4.5 to > SL 5.0. I > > failed to do a fresh reinstall with either nfs-kickstart or > directly > > from an i386 DVD media. > > > > This machine is equipped with: > > LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual > Ultra320 SCSI > > (rev 07). > > > > It takes the installer a LONG time to load the SCSI module > "mptspi", > > this module appears to cause a lot problems, the keys on > the keyboard > > (USB or PS2) are unresponsive except CONTROL-ALT-DELETE, > DHCP and NFS > > all seem to fail. > > > > > > Does anyone see such problem before? What is the fix? Or I > should wait > > for the SL 5.1 release to try my luck again. > > > > On a different note, I also notice a lot of ata_piix error messages > > (on other DELL machines) at the beginning of boot process, thus it > > prolongs the booting process, the system nevertheless > appears to work > > just fine. > > Is there any way to silent these messages? > > > > Thanks for your help! > >