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« on: Sunday 30 May 2010, 05:44:12 am »

Hello!

I was using the EFW 2.3 but the efw-upgrade destroyed me my current system.
and i have no snapshoot or backup.

so i decided to do a fresh install with 2.4

VM setup:
1 CPU 32bit
512 MB
8 GB Buslogic SCSI
3 Network devices

the installaton process finished without any failure.
but after restart i see only "Grub loading stage 2"
sometimes it offers me to hit any key to continue
i have done this about 10 times now.

i also downloaded the EFW-2.4-RESPIN 2010-05-29 today and it is still the same.

please help
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday 30 May 2010, 09:06:55 am »

Hi
try to
- set more RAM +1024
- change SCSI controller to test

ONLY use the respin version
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday 30 May 2010, 05:46:55 pm »

Hello!

I was using the EFW 2.3 but the efw-upgrade destroyed me my current system.
and i have no snapshoot or backup.

so i decided to do a fresh install with 2.4

VM setup:
1 CPU 32bit
512 MB
8 GB Buslogic SCSI
3 Network devices

the installaton process finished without any failure.
but after restart i see only "Grub loading stage 2"
sometimes it offers me to hit any key to continue
i have done this about 10 times now.

i also downloaded the EFW-2.4-RESPIN 2010-05-29 today and it is still the same.

please help

Same on Esxi 4.0

Endian 2.3 works fine, upgrade to 2.4 works untill a reboot,
Kernel panic.

Fresh install doesn't find HD for install, i've tried many different setup for the virtual machine
but no way, so i return to 2.3

Bye
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« Reply #3 on: Sunday 30 May 2010, 07:20:25 pm »

Hello!

I was using the EFW 2.3 but the efw-upgrade destroyed me my current system.
and i have no snapshoot or backup.

so i decided to do a fresh install with 2.4

VM setup:
1 CPU 32bit
512 MB
8 GB Buslogic SCSI
3 Network devices

the installaton process finished without any failure.
but after restart i see only "Grub loading stage 2"
sometimes it offers me to hit any key to continue
i have done this about 10 times now.

i also downloaded the EFW-2.4-RESPIN 2010-05-29 today and it is still the same.

please help

Same on Esxi 4.0

Endian 2.3 works fine, upgrade to 2.4 works untill a reboot,
Kernel panic.

Fresh install doesn't find HD for install, i've tried many different setup for the virtual machine
but no way, so i return to 2.3

Bye


Update: fresh installation works setting an EIDE disk.
Some problem with NAT, i will test this now.
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 30 May 2010, 08:45:00 pm »

i am using the Respin Iso

changed the Ram to 1024MB - still failure after reboot
changed the SCSI device from Buslogic to LSILogic - Installation can't find harddisk: "Harddisk too small"

(i know already that the LSI SCSI does not work with endian 2.3, so i didn't try it anymore)

always the same failure after Installation and 1st reboot:
"GRUB Loading stage 2.."
or
"GRUB Loading stage 2.. Press any key to continue"
the VM freezes and i need to power it off

how is it possible to use IDE devices on ESXi 3.5?
i can't install ESX 4 without a 64bit System
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« Reply #5 on: Monday 31 May 2010, 03:09:17 am »

it seems that no one like to help


i have an update to anounce:

the Endian 2.3 is also not working anymore

i have installed the early 2.3 RC1 and this is running fine now!

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 31 May 2010, 03:21:47 am »

Dont know what to say.

tested 2.4 respin on vmware workstation all default.
got through without issue.

reboot esx?

use vmware workstation and transfer with converter to esx.
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« Reply #7 on: Monday 31 May 2010, 03:27:16 am »

i have no vm workstation, only vmware player or server


the strange thing is that i have installed endian 2.3 RC1 on esx about one year ago.

but 2.3 and 2.4 do not...

i go now with 2.3RC1 and keep it until something new come out
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« Reply #8 on: Monday 31 May 2010, 05:48:14 am »

if you use vmware server for windows or linux (not esx)
you could try this and convert with vmware converter to esx.

just an idea..

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« Reply #9 on: Monday 31 May 2010, 08:14:35 am »

i test everything
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 01 June 2010, 12:10:44 am »

It's me again...  Embarrassed

I have setup a second esx 3.5 box (U5 without updates).
Fresh endian 2.3 + 2.4respin do not run after 1st reboot.

i found a backup of my old 2.3rc1 endian and IT IS RUNNING on both esx mashines.
Update to 2.4 fails again after 1st reboot.
Another fresh install of endian 2.2 / 2.3RC1 / 2.3 / 2.4respin fails after 1st reboot (Buslogic / LSILogic SCSI)
I tested all settings for the VM, even the same setup like the running 2.3rc1 backup does not work.

I know i have installed the VM without any fail last year.... (something strange happens here)

I can't run esx4.0 to test an installation there.
If someone is out there with an running EFW2.4 on ESX4.0, post me the vmx config file, please!

I have installed endian 2.4 respin on VMPlayer3.1 and Server2.0.2 running fine and booting 5 times.
Then i converted the VM to ESX and it failed again...


tomorrow i test it with a VirtualBOX and convert it to ESX (or a real mashine)


regards

thankyou for any help or idea
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 01 June 2010, 11:47:35 am »

YEAH!

i found the failure!

the installaton process finished without any failure.
but after restart i see only "Grub loading stage 2"
sometimes it offers me to hit any key to continue  Huh

->ENDIAN DOES NOT RUN WITHOUT RS232 SERIAL PORT  Shocked

thank you all for you help

c ya later  Cheesy
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 01 June 2010, 03:31:29 pm »

Respect Mega!

Hope it will keep runing!
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 01 June 2010, 07:06:29 pm »

YEAH!

i found the failure!

the installaton process finished without any failure.
but after restart i see only "Grub loading stage 2"
sometimes it offers me to hit any key to continue  Huh

->ENDIAN DOES NOT RUN WITHOUT RS232 SERIAL PORT  Shocked

thank you all for you help

c ya later  Cheesy

Hello,

I'm glad you figured it out - did you say yes when the installer asked you whether you wanted to use a serial console?

Christian
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 02 June 2010, 12:12:48 am »

there was no question to use serial or not...
(or i did not read it carefully)


i disable always unneed stuff on virtual mashines



endian 2.4 running fine on buslogic scsi...
except the network diagrams do not show traffic
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