On 6/8/20 9:05 AM, ejm wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to install C8 from a DVD I made onto a 1Tb disc partitioned into > 2 ext4 partitions. > > The first partition contains C7 which I installed via a DVD. > > Trying to install C8 yields an error indicating the file /dev/root is missing. > > I've checked the SHA256 sum for the ISO for CentOS 8.1 1911 and it checks out > fine. > I've burned a couple of different DVDs and get the same error about /dev/root > missing from both. I burned both DVDs using the PC app PowerISO. Is that > potentially a problem ? > > Looking at the log file of the C8 install I see before the message about > /dev/root, that the file /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi is missing > > --and > > /sbin/modprobe -bv sg failed w/ exit code 1 > > I am doing the install with the target 1Tb disc attached, via a USB cable > from a SATA docking station, to a ASUS PC running Windows 7. I boot up via > the DVD just fine on the PC, but I've not been able to get past the errors > from iSCSI and /dev/root. > > I do see a message at the very beginning of the install that the hardware > family 12h is "not supported upstream". I'm not sure if that message is > important, or a red herring. > > Is it possible that the Orico SATA docking station (model 6619) has been > dropped in C8 ? > > Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
What is the size of the image you are burning and how much does your DVD hold?
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