Centos 6 x86_64 installation hangs on Supermicro H8DMi-2

[mrambo3501]

I am attempting to do a net installation of Centos 6 x86_64 on a Supermicro H8DMi-2 with an Areca 1120 RAID controller.
The 6.1 net install CD starts to boot but hangs at "waiting for hardware to initialize..." and never goes any further.

Centos 6 32 bit works ok as does either a 32 or 64 bit edition of Centos 5. Only the 64 bit Centos 6 fails.

Here is selected portions of getinfo from a 64 bit Centos 5 installation.

Thanks.


Information for general problems.
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== BEGIN uname -rmi ==
2.6.18-274.el5xen x86_64 x86_64
== END uname -rmi ==

== BEGIN rpm -qa \*-release\* ==
centos-release-5-7.el5.centos
centos-release-notes-5.7-0
== END rpm -qa \*-release\* ==

== BEGIN cat /etc/redhat-release ==
CentOS release 5.7 (Final)
== END cat /etc/redhat-release ==

== BEGIN getenforce ==
Disabled
== END getenforce ==

== BEGIN free -m ==
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 15661 1032 14628 0 35 410
-/+ buffers/cache: 587 15073
Swap: 2047 0 2047
== END free -m ==

== BEGIN fdisk -l ==

Disk /dev/sda: 149.9 GB, 149999845376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 18236 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 2550 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 2551 17975 123901312+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 17976 18236 2096482+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 1499.9 GB, 1499999502336 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182364 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 182364 1464838798+ 83 Linux
== END fdisk -l ==

== BEGIN lspci -nn ==
00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller [10de:0369] (rev a2)
00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge [10de:0364] (rev a3)
00:01.1 SMBus [0c05]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus [10de:0368] (rev a3)
00:02.0 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller [10de:036c] (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller [10de:036d] (rev a2)
00:04.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE [10de:036e] (rev a1)
00:05.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller [10de:037f] (rev a3)
00:05.1 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller [10de:037f] (rev a3)
00:05.2 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller [10de:037f] (rev a3)
00:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge [10de:0370] (rev a2)
00:08.0 Bridge [0680]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet [10de:0373] (rev a3)
00:09.0 Bridge [0680]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet [10de:0373] (rev a3)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge [10de:0376] (rev a3)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge [10de:0374] (rev a3)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge [10de:0378] (rev a3)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge [10de:0375] (rev a3)
00:0f.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge [10de:0377] (rev a3)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203]
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control [1022:1204]
00:19.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200]
00:19.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201]
00:19.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202]
00:19.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203]
00:19.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control [1022:1204]
01:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc ES1000 [1002:515e] (rev 02)
07:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8132 PCI-X Bridge [1022:7458] (rev 12)
07:01.1 PIC [0800]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8132 PCI-X IOAPIC [1022:7459] (rev 12)
07:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8132 PCI-X Bridge [1022:7458] (rev 12)
07:02.1 PIC [0800]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8132 PCI-X IOAPIC [1022:7459] (rev 12)
09:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 80331 [Lindsay] I/O processor (PCI-X Bridge) [8086:0335] (rev 0a)
0a:0e.0 RAID bus controller [0104]: Areca Technology Corp. ARC-1120 8-Port PCI-X to SATA RAID Controller [17d3:1120]
== END lspci -nn ==

== BEGIN lsusb ==
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
== END lsusb ==
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[pschaff]

Welcome to the CentOS fora, and congratulations on being one of the select few to do the recommended reading [i]before[/i] posting.

The current/supported release is [url=http://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS6.2]CentOS 6.2[/url]. Please try that. If 6.2 i386 works and x86_64 does not, then a bug report is in order.

Netinstalls are notoriously unreliable. You might have better luck with the DVD installation media. It would also be worthwhile to try the LiveCD/DVD media for a test of compatibility.

[mrambo3501]

Confirmed same result with 6.2. Reported [url=http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=5517]bug 5517[/url] this morning.

Thanks. :-)

[pschaff]

Unless it is a CentOS-only bug (seems unlikely) it will need to be reported [url=https://bugzilla.redhat.com/query.cgi]upstream[/url] to be fixed.