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

[David Ray]

Supermicro X5DP8-G2
Intel Xeon 2.8GHz
1GB RAM PC2100
Integrated ATI Rage XL 8MB (using ATI Mach64 GR)
Intel Dual GB Ethernet 82546EB (using e1000)
Adaptec 2010S SCSI RAID (using i2o_block)
Seagate ST336607LC 36.6GB (3)Raid 0



--- Andy Lee <ALEE at courts.mi.gov> wrote:

> I'm curious, what hardware are you running on?
> We're running SLES 9 on HP DL380's and have had few
> issues.
> I'm also more selective in patching. Novell seems to
> want to push
> every update to every program you have installed,
> and that can
> do bad things (Such as rolling back to older
> versions of some libraries
> preventing Oracle's installer to run). We've found
> it difficult to impossible
> to undo an update that's been applied by Red Carpet,
> or YOU. Depending
> on what you have available, you may want to consider
> a fresh install
> and then only upgrade the pieces you know you
> can/should. Do you have
> other Novell in your environment? In our case our
> Netware per user license
> entitles us to support on the SuSE servers as well.
> I've found them quick to
> respond when I've needed advice.
> 
> >>> David Ray <daev67 at yahoo.com> 10/19/2005 9:09 AM
> >>>
> 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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