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Hi,<br />
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I am trying to setup a diskless server to boot from SAN under clean CentOS 4.7 i386 install. Minimal setup, standard partitioning scheme. Installer finishes fine, however when the server is rebooted it hangs at:<br />
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&quot;Attempting Boot From Hard Drive (C:)&quot;<br />
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I am using Emulex LPe1105-HP card/EVA 4400/BL460c.<br />
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Any thoughts on this? I was not able to find too much info online about this.<br />
<br />
Thanks!
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Hi,

I am trying to setup a diskless server to boot from SAN under clean CentOS 4.7 i386 install. Minimal setup, standard partitioning scheme. Installer finishes fine, however when the server is rebooted it hangs at:

"Attempting Boot From Hard Drive (C:)"

I am using Emulex LPe1105-HP card/EVA 4400/BL460c.

Any thoughts on this? I was not able to find too much info online about this.

Thanks!

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