RE: terra server 4000
[Petter Reinholdtsen - Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:37 AM]
> [Martin Schulte]
>> Hello,
>> we want to buy a TERRA Server 4000 (B-T-O) to run with skolelinux
>>
>> - Quad Core Intel Xeon mit 2.66 1333 MHz FSB
>> - Mainboard: Intel S3210SHLX P4 LGA775, 4 GB RAM
>> - Network: Intel i82566DM, 10/100/1000 Mbps (WOL/PXE/AMT2) + Intel
>> i82541DM , 10/100/1000 Mbps
...
> I do not know that hardware, but looking at the list of parts, I would
> be most worried about the network card. Does it need extra firmware
> to work? Is that firmware available in Debian? If so, is it
> available in Lenny, Squeeze or only Unstable. I do not know, but just
> wanted to mention the issue.
>
> Searching for "i82566DM debian" gave me 3 hits on Google, which I
> believe is not a good sign. "i82566DM linux kernel" gave 4 hits,
> which also did not give me a good feeling.
That really depends on one's interpretation of the signs, I'll take it as a
good sign since apparently no one yelped for help on this controller :)
However, I seem to remember Jose recommending _PCI Express_ for Gigabit
Ethernet cards on servers, if I understand correctly the first (i82566) is
an onboard controller and the second (i82541(DM?)) is PCI 2.3 ??
Odd.
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