RE: Precision 380 with kernel 2.6.8
I am trying to run a debian 2.6.8 kernel. The special applications are
astronomy based, built in-house (but at this stage this shouldn't be an
issue. Just to be able to install linux onto the machine would be
great).
I have tried now installing 2.6.8 and 2.6.12, but both are having
problems with finding the sata drive (comes up with "no partitionable
media were found" during the install). The strange thing is that the
machine came with RH Enterprise (kernel 2.6.9), so I tried installing
the RH cd's onto the second sata drive I had, but it also comes up with
the same problem. So I have sent a message to the dell technicans to see
what installer they were using for the RH install.
Do you have any ideas? I hope I don't have to go through the process of
installing linux onto an ide drive and somehow transfering the install
onto the sata drive.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Dill [mailto:jonathan@nerds.net]
Sent: Thursday, 16 February 2006 10:37 AM
To: Spratt, Gina (ATNF, Parkes)
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Precision 380 with kernel 2.6.8
Matthew Lenz just hipped me to these Linux Dell mailing lists, there is
a Linux-Precision mailing list that you may want to check out:
http://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo
Just out of curiousity, What flavor of Linux are you trying to install,
and what type of special applications do you want to run?
Gina.Spratt@csiro.au wrote:
>Just wondering if anyone has had any success with running the Debian
>linux kernel on a Dell Precision 380? (or any other Dell Precision on
>the market, I have just purchased a Precision 380 and I am wondering
>whether I should have gone for a different model).
>
>
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