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hippo1
2005-03-06, 11:05 AM CST
// installed fedora core 3 to ibm netfinity 5500 8660-6SX
// problem is : Won't boot/start linux
// weird : works ok with RedHat 8.0... ?!

// errors msgs on boot phase :

ips 0000:00:06.0: Reset request - Flushed cache
scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery : host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0

ips 0000:00:06.0: Reset request - Flushed cache
scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery : host 1 channel 0 id 1 lun 0

ips 0000:00:06.0: Reset request - Flushed cache
scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery : host 1 channel 0 id 2 lun 0

ips 0000:00:06.0: Reset request - Flushed cache
scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery : host 1 channel 0 id 3 lun 0

// these messges comes til id is 15...

// next error msgs...

mount: error 6 mounting ext3
mount: error 2 mounting none
switching to newroot
switchroot: mount failed : 22
umount /initrd/dev failed : 2
Kernel panic - not syncing
Attempted to kill init!

// and so it freezes, won't recover from this anymore,
// have to reset the system..

// What could be the problem?

// BIOS, FIRMWARE and DEVICE DRIVERS are updated,
// currently logical volumes are being synchronized by
// the IBM ServeRAID Manager.. we'll see.