<html><body> 1.) First of all verify that you have the latest firmware <a href="http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/DRVR-MATRIX.html">http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/DRVR-MATRIX.html</a> you can find drivers and firmware to ALL IBM systems here 2.) If you are getting strange characters I would check my BIOS to verify that the NumLk is off on boot. are you using a USB keyboard or PS2? 3.) I have seen similar shutdown results does this machine use an RSA? Try sudo /sbin/shutdown -r init 6 Shadd Gallegos WW e1350 Linux Cluster Development Interface to Manufacturing ShaddGa@us.ibm.com Desk 919-543-4258 Cell 919-602-0001 T/L 8-441-4258 <img src="cid:10__=08BBFAA5DFFE88218f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com" width="16" height="16" alt="Inactive hide details for Justin Reed <docpeppr@u.washington.edu>">Justin Reed <docpeppr@u.washington.edu> <table V5DOTBL=true width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top"><td width="1%"><img src="cid:20__=08BBFAA5DFFE88218f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com" border="0" height="1" width="72" alt=""> </td><td style="background-image:url(cid:30__=08BBFAA5DFFE88218f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com); background-repeat: no-repeat; " width="1%"><img src="cid:20__=08BBFAA5DFFE88218f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com" border="0" height="1" width="225" alt=""> <ul> <ul> <ul> <ul>Justin Reed <docpeppr@u.washington.edu> Sent by: rhn-users-bounces@redhat.com 07/06/2005 03:41 PM Please respond to Red Hat Network Users List</ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </td><td width="100%"><img src="cid:20__=08BBFAA5DFFE88218f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""> To: rhn-users@redhat.com cc: Subject: [rhn-users] RHEL 4 Install - Strange Behavior</td></tr> </table> <tt>Hello, I've got an IBM eServer series x330 server that upon which I'm installing RHEL 4 Update 1. First off, when the installation asks to check the install media, the checks always fail. When I do the check on a different system I get straight passes. RHEL 3 had no problem. Second, usually when I boot the system (from CD or hard drive) I have to unplug the keyboard and plug it back in a few times to get any keyboard input working. I just tried logging into the installed OS and the keyboard input was either in all caps (without CAPS LOCK on) or resulted in "2", "'", and "~" characters, among others. Sometimes rebooting helps. Finally, the system refuses to reboot. When I tell it to reboot it goes through a normal shutdown sequence and the screen goes black but it never actually restarts. I'm forced to hold down the power button to get it to shut off. Has anyone experienced something like this? It's very odd and I'm at a loss of where to start. I've looked in the BIOS and AFAIK there isn't anything wrong. I'm also pretty sure I didn't tell it to install X, though it boots into it by default now. That could be negligence on my part, though. Thanks very much for any input. Justin _______________________________________________ rhn-users mailing list rhn-users@redhat.com </tt><tt><a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhn-users">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhn-users</a></tt><tt> </tt> </body></html>