On 02/23/2011 10:23 AM, Larry Vaden wrote: > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Troy Dawson<[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> At the bootup screen, what parameters are you passing. >> These have changed since SL5, and it's quite likely that an option has >> changes since SL5, *especially* if it is network related. > > The environment is Compaq CL1850R (dual CPUs, Compaq HW RAID > (Smart-2DH)), so I am _appending_ the following: > > apm=off noapic noht nomce nousb nousbstorage pci=biosirq skipddc > > pci=biosirq was added per the suggestion of the boot output on the console. > > The other parameters have been in use for a long time (since FC3 > IIRC), but you are correct, they may have changed. > > I usually put ip=, netmask=, gateway=, and dns=, but simplified the > parameter list after the first failure. Hi, What happens if you don't append anything? Just hit "enter" at the boot line without adding or removing anything. Troy -- __________________________________________________ Troy Dawson [log in to unmask] (630)840-6468 Fermilab ComputingDivision/SCF/FEF/SLSMS Group __________________________________________________