LENHOF Jean-Yves wrote:
> Le Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:49:04 -0700, n.torrey.pines a écrit :
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm trying to install RHEL4.3 (CentOS to be exact) from an external USB
> > DVD drive. The CD boots fine, I choose 'Local CDROM' as the
> > installation source, load 'usb-storage' successfully. However, after
> > this, I get told that the system was not found in any of my CDROMs.
> >
> > Any idea what the problem might be?
> >
> > Perhaps some options for the usb-storage driver are necessary to make
> > it appear like I have a regular CD drive? Or boot options like `linux
> > cdrom=scsi_something' ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
>
>
> From the release notes... Hope it can helps
>
> Regards,
>
> JYL
>
>
> Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 is known to have an issue with USB peripherals on IBM® BladeCenter® HS20-8832 systems.
>
> To avoid this issue, you must perform either of two actions:
>
> *
>
> Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 for AMD64 and Intel® EM64T platforms
> *
>
> If you are installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 for the
> x86 architecture, you must first move the USB IRQ from line #7 to
> another available IRQ line. This will prevent stray interrupts from
> disrupting the USB device and the installation of the OS. Consult
> your hardware vendor for more information about changing IRQ lines
> in your system.

Unfortunately, I have a laptop, and not a BladeCenter, although it's
also IBM.