http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vi/esxi3.5?view=discussions Most recent forum messages en Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:13:26 GMT Clearspace 1.10.12 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2008-09-08T23:13:26Z en http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045477?tstart=0#1045477 One thing that I had mentioned before is that I already had esx 3.5(demo) running on the machine. I tried to install esxi with a non supported RAID Controller (Adaptec SA1430). I think what happend is that I connected the drives in opposite of what they were connected prior to the raid card. I switched them around and ran the install one more time with my fingers crossed. It installed and booted up correctly. NOT SURE WHY. Before I had done that I tried to boot from an ubuntu 8.04 and format the drives and I did but that didnt work either. Hope this helps anyone else coming up with the same issues. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:13:26 GMT Elitoh http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045477?tstart=0#1045477 2008-09-08T23:13:26Z 1 year, 2 months ago http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045396?tstart=0#1045396 Yeah I got to the part and its kind of the same with the exception of the drive name (or letter) on mine it starts with vmhba1:0:0:1 do you happen to know the command to format the drives? I have 2 drives but it looks like only one is partitioned. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:51:09 GMT Elitoh http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045396?tstart=0#1045396 2008-09-08T21:51:09Z 1 year, 2 months ago 1 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045360?tstart=0#1045360 You might want to check that the ESXi partition were written to disk. If you boot with the install process, and then press ALT-F1 when you get to the install screen, you can access the console (use root to login / no password). Then run fdisk -l. The output should be similar to what is attached. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:26:22 GMT Dave.Mishchenko http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045360?tstart=0#1045360 2008-09-08T21:26:22Z 1 year, 2 months ago 2 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045359?tstart=0#1045359 I do get an error message during the install when I push alt F11 or F12 it says" CPU7: 1155USB Controll/Bulk Timeout USB device may not respond. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:25:34 GMT Elitoh http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045359?tstart=0#1045359 2008-09-08T21:25:34Z 1 year, 2 months ago http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045348?tstart=0#1045348 Yeah there was an install of esx 3.5(Trial Version). Didn't see any option to completely remove or format the drives. Its using the onboard Sata controller. I believe its an ICH9 or maybe ICH7. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:52:12 GMT Elitoh http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045348?tstart=0#1045348 2008-09-08T20:52:12Z 1 year, 2 months ago 4 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045347?tstart=0#1045347 Was there anything on the disks prior to the install? You might want to completely wipe them if there was. What sort of storage controller and disk setup do you have? Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:48:03 GMT Dave.Mishchenko http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045347?tstart=0#1045347 2008-09-08T20:48:03Z 1 year, 2 months ago 5 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045300?tstart=0#1045300 Before the install I didn't have to do the "TAB" option or shift + o. The install goes through fine and when it reboots the only error message is from the post screen telling me that there is no bootable drive. Doesn't even attempt to load past that. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:44:09 GMT Elitoh http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045300?tstart=0#1045300 2008-09-08T20:44:09Z 1 year, 2 months ago 6 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045299?tstart=0#1045299 Does it generate any sort of error message when you boot or hang at a certain point? Do you get any error messages if you press ALT-F12 or ALT-F1 during the boot process? Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:40:55 GMT Dave.Mishchenko http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045299?tstart=0#1045299 2008-09-08T20:40:55Z 1 year, 2 months ago 7 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045296?tstart=0#1045296 Installed esxi on a dell sc1430 install goes through fine but after reboot it does not start up. Has anyone encountered a problem like this? Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:33:55 GMT Elitoh http://communities.vmware.com/message/1045296?tstart=0#1045296 2008-09-08T20:33:55Z 1 year, 2 months ago 8