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[Robert Lewis <rll@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alain Black wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert Lewis [mailto:rll@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 2:56 PM
>> To: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [SLE] SuperMicro H8DA8/H8DAR motherboard
>>
>> Thanks for this info. and help.
>> I got pretty excited being given something to try.
>> Everything looks good, mouse, GUI during installation
>> it is just that after first reboot to finish up I never return
>> to a GUI mode and eventually the screen fills up with
>> errors.  I can go into safe mode and YaST queries me
>> for a few more items before the screen again fills up.
>> I tried adding to the boot line: nosmp and on another
>> attempt maxcpus=0 which does the same thing but
>> still had problems.  I have tried all acpi=off nolapic
>> and some others but I don't get the prize.
>>     
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> I don't know why this never occurred to me to ask, or perhaps you answered
> it already and I just forgot.  When you're doing the install, are you
> updating at all?
>
> If yes, do the install without the update and see if it works.  It could be
> something as simple as the SCSI driver not being compatible with a new
> kernel that gets loaded during the update.  I've had that problem with the
> 3Ware card that I'm using in this system.
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>> Question: I haven't wanted to pull out the second CPU itself
>> as yet.  Based on my earlier attempt to boot with "nosmp"
>> is that worth a try?
>>     
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> Is your current CPU dual core?
>
> Like I said, I'm having great luck with the non-SCSI version of this board
> and am using it for Oracle ERP validation in preparation of a migration from
> UNIX to SLES9.
>
> -Alain
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Thanks for the added feedback.
All installs have been fresh installs.

The CPU's are two  AMD 250 Opteron 2.4 GHZ 64-bit.  They each have their
own heatsink of course.   When I plug in an IDE drive everything installs
without a hitch.   Today I borrowed another SCSI drive, different brand,
and for
the first time installed but with a few error messages and it switched to
non-GUI mode YaST2 after the first reboot to complete.   Tomorrow I'll try
d/l all the patches which has a new kernel and see what happens.  Then on
to trying to bypass the SCSI backplane which can hold three SCSI Drives.
If that doesn't give me some clarity then I'll try a SCSI card and cable.