Using VMWare server 1.0.4 (check it out, its free!) I recently tried to install Fedora Core 7. I ran into a problem with the SCSI driver. First, while installing I received a message saying that the device sda, sdaa, sdab, etc… could not be found. After clicking through the 52 or so error dialogs I was finally able to proceed. When I finished the installation and restarted the server I received a message:

Asking for cache data failed
Assuming drive cache: write through
rejecting I/O to offline device

for each possible sda device. After all the messages the server proceeded to boot. Needless to say, this took a very, very long time.

Apparently there’s an error with the SCSI driver that hasn’t been addressed yet. You can see more in this thread. My quick solution was to rebuild the VM using the LSI Logic instead of the Bus Logic.

Hope this helps someone.

Did I say tomorrow? I really meant three weeks later. I don’t know how Alec does it, but with school and work I can’t seem to find the time or the energy to update this thing.

I’m learning about all sorts of cool things at school and I’m starting with another company shortly. The previous one was pretty good to me, but I think the opportunities will be better for me at the new place.

See you around…