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mega
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EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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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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ESXi3.5: Supermicro /w 2x Xeon3.6, 8GB ECC, 8x Intel GB LAN, 3x RAPTOR, 1x WD 2TB GP
EFW2.4: 1000Mhz, 512MB, 8GB BusLogic, 3 NIC
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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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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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sghido
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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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Sunday 30 May 2010, 05:46:55 pm »
Quote from: mega 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
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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sghido
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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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Sunday 30 May 2010, 07:20:25 pm »
Quote from: sghido on Sunday 30 May 2010, 05:46:55 pm
Quote from: mega 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
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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mega
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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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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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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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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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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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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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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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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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ESXi3.5: Supermicro /w 2x Xeon3.6, 8GB ECC, 8x Intel GB LAN, 3x RAPTOR, 1x WD 2TB GP
EFW2.4: 1000Mhz, 512MB, 8GB BusLogic, 3 NIC
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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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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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Monday 31 May 2010, 08:14:35 am »
i test everything
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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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Tuesday 01 June 2010, 12:10:44 am »
It's me again...
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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EFW2.4: 1000Mhz, 512MB, 8GB BusLogic, 3 NIC
mega
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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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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
->ENDIAN DOES NOT RUN WITHOUT RS232 SERIAL PORT
thank you all for you help
c ya later
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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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Tuesday 01 June 2010, 03:31:29 pm »
Respect Mega!
Hope it will keep runing!
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endian-christian
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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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Tuesday 01 June 2010, 07:06:29 pm »
Quote from: mega 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
->ENDIAN DOES NOT RUN WITHOUT RS232 SERIAL PORT
thank you all for you help
c ya later
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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mega
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Re: EFW 2.4 Installation on VMWARE ESXi 3.5 fails
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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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