> > We have Netfinity 5500's and would like to move from NT to Linux. We
> > purchased the 2.2 distribution of Caldera. Each time we try to load in
> the
> > install, the system will hang at the load kernel message. Afterwords a
> hard
> > reboot is required.
> > We have tried the shipped install floppy, and well as LISA - both with
> > similar results - a lock up at the LILO message.
> > We would like to use the Caldera distribution, but I have read that
> RedHat
> > does support the ServeRaid II controller in the Netfinity series. Can
> > anyone help?
> > Details:
> > 450 PII, 128MB, (2) 9GB drives.
> > Thanks in Advance,
> > Bob Flisik
> Bob
> I am currently running two 5500's with the beta driver using Red Hat
> Linux 6.0 in my office. It seems pretty stable, but there are several
> issues I am dealing with:
> 1) The SeveRAID controller does NOT like SCSI tape drives. IBM
> suggests that you get a seperate controller for them.
> 2) The Linux driver will NOT recognize an Iomega SCSI Zip 100.
> I have purchased the IBM SCSI controller (part # 76H3579 {which is an
> Adaptec 2940UW packaged with IBM cables}) and the tape and Zip both seem
> to be fine.
> All other hardware on the server comes up fine under Red Hat 6.0.
> If my testing continues as well as it has gone so far, I will probably
> deliver these systems to clients during the second week of August even
> though the drivers are betas. My conversations with IBM software
> engineers indicate that they are very close to releasing the driver.
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Larry,
Thanks for the reply and the info. I am not surprised about the additional
SCSI devices, and will do the same. Do you know where I can get the beta
driver for the ServeRaid. I have covered the IBM site many times, to no
avail.
Again, thanks for all the help!
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