[Users] oVirt node install hanging on admin login prompt

[Nicolas Ecarnot]

Le 14/01/2013 22:24, Jeff Bailey a écrit :
> On 1/14/2013 9:08 AM, Nicolas Ecarnot wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to install oVirt node 2.5.5-0.1.fc17 and it is node going
>> well. I'm trying to install it on a Dell blade M610 via a iDrac, and
>> I'm quit accustomed to this kind of thing.
>>
>> - As I already had the issue of the label on the grub boot line, I
>> knew how to specify /dev/sr0 or sr1 on the linux line. Well.
>> - The install is ok with discovering my hard drive, and the
>> installation seems to be fine. After rebooting, the bott process is
>> leading me to the login prompt where the documentation tells me to log
>> as 'admin' with the correct password :
>>
>> The keyboard is not responding, I can not even type the user name.
>
> Try adding usbcore.autosuspend=-1 to the kernel command line.  I've had
> problems with iDRAC 7 virtual consoles with both Fedora 17 and 18 and
> this fixes it.  I don't know about iDRAC 6 but trying it couldn't hurt
> :)  Getting the machine to always boot with that option could be a bit
> tricky with Node.  I'm not sure if you'll just be able to edit the
> grub.conf and persist it or not.

Thank you very much, Jeff, this did the trick !
And better than that : adding it on the first use in the kernel line 
leads it to be permanently added in the grub conf even after a reboot.

Nice !

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Nicolas Ecarnot