Anaconda hangs at "waiting for hardware to initialize..." during kickstart installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The server is a HP BL660c Gen8 with the following firmware versions:

    • HP ProLiant System ROM 12/20/2013
    • HP ProLiant System ROM - Backup 12/20/2013
    • HP ProLiant System ROM Bootblock 04/11/2012
    • iLO 1.40 Jan 14 2014
    • Power Management Controller Firmware 3.3
    • Power Management Controller Firmware Bootloader 2.7
    • SAS Programmable Logic Device Version 0x0C
    • Server Platform Services (SPS) Firmware 2.1.5.5A.5
    • System Programmable Logic Device Version 0x23

  • Why does anaconda hang at "waiting for hardware to initialize..." message? Is there any specific version of firmware needed to upgrade/downgrade to?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
  • Kickstart installation

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