FC2 on HP Proliant Servers - drivers, etc..
Mike Kercher
mike at CamaroSS.net
Tue Sep 21 22:28:38 UTC 2004
Kevin F. Berrien wrote:
> Well, how much of it all is kernel drivers? Like the nic would be,
> etc... I would have no idea of things like thermal control, if
> they'd be in the kernel, perhaps they are. I'd hate to start right
> off the bat with FC1 as its now no longer supported.
>
> I'm guessing I'll just have to bite the bullet, install FC2 and see
> what happens. We already have a DL320, and the fans at full speed
> (at start of boot) are bruttle on the ears.
>
> Somehow I see this as an ongoing problem. Those of us who don't need
> the fully supported Suse or RH Enterprise versions, and are looking
> for low cost alternatives (I'm in public education - where there is
> NO
> money) will have these kind of problems with drivers.
>
You know, Redhat has educational pricing where you can get RHAS for $50 and
RHWS for $25. This includes a year of RHN updates. Not that much to spend
really if you can afford $50.
Mike
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