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underscott
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‎11-11-2008 05:49 PM

3.5 iso installation help

I have downloaded the 3.5 iso and burned many versions of it to cd. When I attempt to install on my machine I get the following error: CDBOOT: couldn't find ntldr.

I do not know if this is an issue with the iso or where I am getting the boot image. I have been using the bootdisk.img to create the boot file.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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underscott
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‎11-13-2008 01:20 PM

Lol. Yes I do!

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underscott
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‎11-13-2008 03:17 PM

I told you I'd be back. First experience with Linux.

Goes through some boot sequence (after install) and stops with the following:

BusyBox v0.60.5 (2007.10.10-06:09+0000) Built-in shell (ash)

Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands

sh: can't access tty: job control off

#

Am I missing something?

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Craig_Baltzer
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‎11-13-2008 08:31 PM

Was this an ESXi 3.5 install (i.e. the "free" hypervisor, boots to a gray and yellow screen) vs ESX 3.5?

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Craig_Baltzer
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‎11-13-2008 08:43 PM

One other thing to check is is the server hardware on the ESX systems compatibility list? , and

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djarzynka
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‎11-14-2008 08:19 AM

I woudl bet that you machine is trying to boot from your local disks and NOT the ESX CD. I would recreate your arrays and clear all disks (int the disks). This will clear all boot pointers and leave you in good shape. Also go into the BIOS and make sure that you machine is set to boot from the CD-ROM first and then the array.

Try this and I would bet you will be good.

Cheers,

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