[GLLUG] New to Linux and off to a rough start

[David Ray]

At my work, we recently implemented SuSE SLES 9.  I
had autoupdates configured.  A few months ago, I
thought I had a hardware problem and purchased another
server.  It turns out, it was a patch that the initial
server didn't like.  It's patch 10455.  Additionally,
I tried imaging the server using SP2 for SLES 9.  The
server will hang after installing patch 10179.  Both
of these patches are Kernel updates.

Anyway, the server hangs during the boot process just
after starting the sound driver (Skipped) and the
Powersaved (Skipped).  I know the ACPI can be a
problem so I have turned it off in the BIOS and in the
system configuration.

If I boot from the CD, I can load the i2o_block and
e1000 modules and finish booting the installed system
OK.  But this won't work in the event of a power
outage that outlasts my UPS.

If anyone has any ideas, please send them my way.

Additionally, if there is a company you could suggest
who knows SLES 9, we may hire this issue out.  I have
been less than impressed by Novells support of this
product.  It's cheaper to switch to RH Enterprise ES
with standard support than to add Basic support to my
SLES 9.

Dave Ray, MCSE
daev67 at yahoo.com 


		
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