Problem:

On machines with Highpoint SATA RAID card RR1640(hpt374), the system does not boot after the installation in complete.

Solution:

Please follow these steps to a successfull installation.

1. Run "linux dd"
2. Choose driver disk and load driver ( ex. RR1640.img )
3. Complete installation
4. Before rebooting the system after install, press "Ctrl+Alt+F2" to go to the console
6. Run command "chroot /mnt/sysimage"
7. Run command "find /lib/modules -name sata_mv.ko -exec rm -f {} \;"
8. Run command "/sbin/mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.6.9-78.8AXS2.img 2.6.9-78.8AXS2"

Note:

If the machine has more than 1 CPU, the installer will install the smp kernel. An a initrd for the smp kernel needs to be made by running the following command after step 8:
"/sbin/mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.6.9-78.8AXS2smp.img 2.6.9-78.8AXS2smp"