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#1 2012-02-09 20:50:58

Mogombus
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Registered: 2012-02-09
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Install from SCSI CD fails: ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30

I have a x86 based server w/SCSI HD and DVD drive. 
Install fails with following.

Waiting 30 seconds for device /dev/disk/by-label/ARCH_201108
ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds
   Falling back to interactive prompt
   You can try to fix the problem manually, logout when you are finished
sh: can't access tty; job contro turned off
[ramfs /]#

I hooked up a IDE DVD drive and using same CD installs OK.  Then, once installed, I switch my DVD back to SCSI that failed the install, and guess what?  Arch booted from my HD now recognizes the SCSI DVD drive, I can mount it and so on.  Looks to me like the install kernel doesn't support my SCSI DVD drive but the installed kernel does.

I need the Arch install to work from the SCSI DVD drive on my system.  I'm trying to develop an Arch distro for my particular system, which there are about a dozen of in the field, they all have SCSI DVD and no IDE drives.  Will I have to add a SCSI driver to the boot kernel?  Or is my problem something else?

I notice there is no /dev/disk/by-label (ther is a /dev/disk/by-id  by-label  and by-uuid).

I do a:
"[ramfs /]# lsmod | grep sr_mod"
sr_mod        14951   0
cdrom        36329   1   sr_mod
scsi_mod    131482   7  sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata,mptspi,mptscsih,scsi_transport_spi

[ramfs /]# lsmod | grep scsi
mptscsih        20040   1   mptspi
mptbase            63459    2   mptspi,pmtscsih
scsi_transport_spi    20059   1   mptspi
scsi_mod        131482  7   sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata,mptspi,mptscsih,scsi_stransport_spi

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#2 2012-02-09 20:53:53

Mogombus
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Registered: 2012-02-09
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Re: Install from SCSI CD fails: ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30

scrath "I notice there is no /dev/disk/by-label (ther is a /dev/disk/by-id  by-label  and by-uuid)."

Should be: I notice there is no /dev/disk/by-label (there is a /dev/disk/by-id  by-path  and by-uuid).

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#3 2012-02-23 19:39:49

Mogombus
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Registered: 2012-02-09
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Re: Install from SCSI CD fails: ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30

I tried using (testbuilds) archlinux-2012.02.22_04-00-01-core-x86_64.iso fixes this problem on my system.
Using this version there was timeout detecting boot device (DVD drive) and LiveCD boots all the way!

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