<html><head></head><body><div>Did you verify the checksum of the ISO after download and again during the initial bootup? It sounds like a bit flipped in the kernel boot line for the initrd or for the later root switch to CD root system.</div><div><br></div><div>On Tue, 2015-12-08 at 14:22 -0500, Sergio Chaves wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>I have an old server where I plan to install CentOS 7 for my certification exams. The DVD player is broken and I am trying to do a Net Install using a USB CD player.<br></div>Everything works up to the point where the system says that file system mounted OK. After a minute or so, it drops to a dracut shell with a .txt file generated (cannot remember the name now).<br></div>File says /dev/root not found. I changed the hd:LABEL to /dev/sr0, /dev/cdrom, etc. but with same results<br></div>Googling returns several other options. After trying a half a dozen of them, I gave up.<br></div>I am wondering if anyone has a real solution for this, please let me know as my frustration level is rising quite rapidly. As an FYI, I do not have a "boot from USB" option.<br></div><div>I know I can buy a USB-DVD but I really would like to figure this one out. <br></div></div>
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