Hello,

We need to install Red Hat ES V4.0 on DL380 G5 server but as far as I know there is a driver needed to continue the installtion process??

We already downloaded the dd.img driver from HP web site. now can we use a usb instead of floppy disk. please advise.....

Regards,

... should be supported with RHEL4 - update4 and later. So you'll have fewer headaches just using RHEL5.

... how do you know this? Have you tried installing already?

Ahhh... dd.img is a floppy disk image, drivers are normally supplied as an actual driver file. I suspect you have a boot-floppy image instead.

Which exact driver are you looking for?

Heeeey,

As you know we are installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 on HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server... so the needed driver provides the binary driver module pre-built for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (x86) to enable ProLiant Smart Array SAS/SATA, 6x and 5x Series controller..

We already got the needed driver from HP web site "cpq_cciss-2.6.18-5.rhel4.i686.dd.gz" BUT to MAKE A DISKETTE UNDER A LINUX-LIKE OS I Think we need a 3.5-inch diskette drive (known as /dev/fd0 ) So can we use a USB device or CD ROM instead of 3.5-inch diskette drive???

We don't have a floppy drive dude

Regards,

Um, yes, there are two ways to do this. You can use the "dd" boot: option to use a driver disk or you can install, and add the driver afterwards.

The dd option is written for a floppy, but IIRC it will prompt you for the device to look for a driver disk. The reason I was messing about talking about floppies is that it won't work just to put the dd.img file on a CD or a usb key.

Hm....I c...

But dude can we put the dd.img in a usb instead of 3.5-inch floppy disk... seems like there is no way Right...

Even boot: linux dd (option) will ask for the driver needed and ask for a the driver( seeking for any attached floppy devices )
Right???

Anyway someone told me that we can use something called HP USB Floppy Drive Key??? anyidea guys or shall i go and buy an external floppy drive to cont. the RHEL 4 installtion ---> That what I don't need <---- Maybe there is a solution Right.

Regards,

It seems to me that you could create a 1.4MB partition on the keydrive and install the img to that. If this is the first, primary, partition, then you could try:

boot: driverdisk <partition> [--type=<fstype>]

... or you can use a kickstart file.

You can mount the floppy image in another machine (there are really no floppy drives at all? Anywhere?) and extract the drivers...

You got me there.

Or perhaps there is no floppy IDE controller installed?

You are right this is nuts - floppies are so 20th century.

I take it that install fails due to not detecting the HDD... meaning you need the driver. Attempting to install after entering "linux dd" at the boot: prompt stalls when it asks you to put the driver disk in /dev/fd0?

I think you need to talk to hp and to Redhat about this.