Hello,
We're trying to configure a K8WE / 2895, SCSI version, to run SuSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9 in 32 bits (not 64).
1. First thing we did was upgrade the BIOS to 1.01 and configure BIOS so
that OS=Linux; also disable both MAC bridges.
2. Then installed SLES 9 with no problem (however, SATA drives are seen
as hde and hdg --funny, no SCSI installed for now)
3. Installed latest nvidia drivers for the chipset from nvidia's site;
reconfigured network cards to use nvnet.
4. Then installed application software (specifically IBM WebSphere,
since this is a development workstation, and WebSphere is supported on
SLES 9).
5. Eveything is fine for a few days, computer is always on, but after a
while, the system will just hang. Nothing can be done; only course of
action is to turn off machine (data lost!!) Apparently this happens when
there is a lot of network traffic (as when downloading large files).
So we figured we might want to upgrade the BIOS. We installed 1.01T
(beta). Problem with this approach is that SLES sees all memory, but
only one CPU. We're quickly approaching our deadlines; other WS on the
team (all Tyans 2875) work w/o a problem.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help!
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Ricardo R Palma