April 2004 - openSUSE AMD64 - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [suse-amd64] SLES 8 install problems and Oracle
by chu＠tes-mail.jpl.nasa.gov 30 Apr '04

30 Apr '04

Thanks all for the replies. >From: "Black, Alain" <ablack(a)bloodsystems.org> >Subject: RE: [suse-amd64] SLES 8 install problems and Oracle >Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:09:26 -0700 > >1) The link that you posted seems to go to the x86 version of SuSE >and not the x86_64 version. I have not installed the x86 version on >my dual opteron system, just the AMD64 version. I have an Oracle 9i >database up and running on that platform along with the Application and >Portal Servers. You are right; upon closer examination of my disks, they all say x86, even though the box said a multitude of platforms, including x86_64. I was really confused by the kernel configuration choices that only gave me AMD64 or Generic x86_64; they lead me to believe that the configuration was for 64 bit kernels. That issue is moot, however, since I could not even get make dep to work. >2) According to the certify matrix on metalink for Oracle, SuSE SLES8 >is certified for the 9i DB Server. >http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/cert_matrices1.addtl_matrix >Log into metalink.oracle.com (requires a user id and password which >you get with an Oracle support contract) and select the "Certify & >Availability" button. Yes, SLES 8 x86 is supposed to be a supported configuration. A tech support person was pretty adament about it not being supported under x86_64, even though it might work. We need to have a configuration that Oracle will support. >From: acsguy(a)wtp.net >Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:33:48 -0600 >Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] SLES 8 install problems and Oracle > >You should just be able to install 32 bit libs on your amd64 machine >allong with the 64bit libs. Indeed I did. See above about my confusion. >From: mark.langsdorf(a)amd.com >Subject: RE: [suse-amd64] SLES 8 install problems and Oracle >Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:33:55 -0500 > >Oracle 9i should run in 32-bit mode on SLES8 for AMD64. I've >had such an installation up and running on my test machine and >it was a specific requirement of the SLES8 release. > >Make sure you install Service Pack 3 and run the Oracle >installer with `linux32 $INSTALLER` (linux32 informs the >installer that your machine is x86 backwards compatible). I need to check on this, as soon as I can get my NICs working. >If for some reason you want to install SLES8 for x86, purchase >a copy of SLES8 for x86 and install normally from CD. Opterons >are completely backwards compatible and nothing needs to be done >to "force" the machine into 32-bit mode - the OS bootstrapper >will put it into 32-bit mode automatically, and will only put it >into 64-bit mode if the OS is aware of it. That's what I got, and I am finally aware of it now that I looked more closely at my installation. I actually have a lot of Opteron systems running RH8 in 32 bit mode because that's a version that one of our other apps will support. eyc

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SUSE 9.1 Professional In Canada
by Len Zaifman 29 Apr '04

29 Apr '04

I called the U of T bookstore (my usual supplier) to get a timeline on when I can expect the SUSE 9.1 Professional release and they said : May 8 is the US release date, two weeks later (May 22) for Canada. I would like to receive the CDs/DVDs from a Canadian source (to avoid shipping across the border - always painful for individuals) the first week in May , if possible. Does anyone know the answer to this ? If there is a mail order site in Canada or a store with stock of 9.1 Professional in the Toronto area, that would help. PS: I need Professional for my AMD64 system.

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SLES 8 install problems and Oracle
by chu＠tes-mail.jpl.nasa.gov 29 Apr '04

29 Apr '04

Hello, I am trying to install the SLES 8 I bought from the SuSE store: http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry10?V1=476399&PN=1&SP=10023&x… onto a dual Opteron 244 system on a MSI K8D Master FT board. My first couple of attempts to install the software resulted in some strange behaviour. The system came up, but could not start up the network interfaces that are built into the board. I believe they are Broadcom TG3 interfaces. It also had trouble recognizing the Adaptec 39320D-R SCSI interface I plugged into its single slot. Try as I might, I could get the Yast to configure these properly. So I tried to rebuild the kernel in /usr/src/linux-2.4.19.SuSE. However, after I customized my configuration, I get an error when I run make dep. So I gave up on it for now. My server came with another SuSE version 8 Linux that was specific to AMD64. That version did correctly recognize the Broadcom Gig-E interfaces and the Adaptec SCSI HBA. But when I created a partition from the RAID that I had attached, I got strange corruption errors. It turns out that the RAID array was slightly bigger than 1TB in size, and writing to it clobbered the partition tables. So after I reformatted the RAID to break it up into two smaller LUNs, I was able to create a new file system and reliably write to it without wiping out the partition tables. So this brings up the question of how big a storage device can SLES 8 work with? On that other Linux distribution, the limit was around 4TBs. Through all the problems I had, I forgot that the original purpose of setting up this server was to install an Oracle 9i DB server. Well, it turns out that Oracle does not support AMD64 Linux at all. So I will need to install a 32 bit OS onto this Opteron server and force the CPU to run in 32 bit compatibility mode. It looks like the disks that came with the OS that I purchased has a distribution for x86 as well as x86-64. So the second question is: How do I get the install procedure on this disk to install the AMD-32 OS? I need to make the install procedure to force the Opteron into the 32 bit compatibility mode. Thanks for any help on this, eyc

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RE: [suse-amd64] SLES 8 install problems and Oracle
by Black, Alain 29 Apr '04

29 Apr '04

1) The link that you posted seems to go to the x86 version of SuSE and not the x86_64 version. I have not installed the x86 version on my dual opteron system, just the AMD64 version. I have an Oracle 9i database up and running on that platform along with the Application and Portal Servers. 2) According to the certify matrix on metalink for Oracle, SuSE SLES8 is certified for the 9i DB Server. http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/cert_matrices1.addtl_matrix Log into metalink.oracle.com (requires a user id and password which you get with an Oracle support contract) and select the "Certify & Availability" button. When checking with Oracle for certifications, you may need to reference United Linux, as that is how Oracle has it listed under most of it's certification pages. I found the guides on http://www.suse.com/en/business/certifications/certified_software/oracle/doc uments.html to be quite helpful in getting the installation done. -Alain. -----Original Message----- From: chu(a)tes-mail.jpl.nasa.gov [mailto:chu@tes-mail.jpl.nasa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:18 PM To: suse-amd64(a)suse.com Subject: [suse-amd64] SLES 8 install problems and Oracle Hello, I am trying to install the SLES 8 I bought from the SuSE store: http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry10?V1=476399&PN=1&SP=10023&xi d=40017&CID=0&DSP=&CUR=840&PGRP=0&CACHE_ID=0 onto a dual Opteron 244 system on a MSI K8D Master FT board. My first couple of attempts to install the software resulted in some strange behaviour. The system came up, but could not start up the network interfaces that are built into the board. I believe they are Broadcom TG3 interfaces. It also had trouble recognizing the Adaptec 39320D-R SCSI interface I plugged into its single slot. Try as I might, I could get the Yast to configure these properly. So I tried to rebuild the kernel in /usr/src/linux-2.4.19.SuSE. However, after I customized my configuration, I get an error when I run make dep. So I gave up on it for now. My server came with another SuSE version 8 Linux that was specific to AMD64. That version did correctly recognize the Broadcom Gig-E interfaces and the Adaptec SCSI HBA. But when I created a partition from the RAID that I had attached, I got strange corruption errors. It turns out that the RAID array was slightly bigger than 1TB in size, and writing to it clobbered the partition tables. So after I reformatted the RAID to break it up into two smaller LUNs, I was able to create a new file system and reliably write to it without wiping out the partition tables. So this brings up the question of how big a storage device can SLES 8 work with? On that other Linux distribution, the limit was around 4TBs. Through all the problems I had, I forgot that the original purpose of setting up this server was to install an Oracle 9i DB server. Well, it turns out that Oracle does not support AMD64 Linux at all. So I will need to install a 32 bit OS onto this Opteron server and force the CPU to run in 32 bit compatibility mode. It looks like the disks that came with the OS that I purchased has a distribution for x86 as well as x86-64. So the second question is: How do I get the install procedure on this disk to install the AMD-32 OS? I need to make the install procedure to force the Opteron into the 32 bit compatibility mode. Thanks for any help on this, eyc -- Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com

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Setting up a 4 head system
by Nathaniel Bevins 28 Apr '04

28 Apr '04

I am trying to set up a 4 headed system and I am running into problems. The basic situation is I have 3 video cards, each with 2 outputs. I can dual head any of the cards, but I cannot get any of the cards to work with ech other. I have 1 AGP Geforce FX5700 and 2 PCI ATI 9200SE. I had the two ati cards in a four head system on my Redhat 9 machine. The same XF86Config file does not work. The is the basic XF86Config File I had on Redhat: Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 0" Driver "radeon" BoardName "ATI Radeon 9100" ChipID 0x5157 BusID "PCI:2:09:0" Screen 0 VideoRam 131072 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 1" Driver "radeon" ChipID 0x5157 BusID "PCI:2:09:0" Screen 1 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 2" Driver "radeon" BoardName "ATI Radeon 9100" ChipID 0x5157 BusID "PCI:2:07:0" Screen 1 VideoRam 131072 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 3" Driver "radeon" BoardName "ATI Radeon 9100" ChipID 0x5157 BusID "PCI:2:07:0" Screen 0 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 16 I am trying to set up a 4 headed system and I am running into problems. The basic situation is I have 3 video cards, each with 2 outputs. I can dual head any of the cards, but I cannot get any of the cards to work with ech other. I have 1 AGP Geforce FX5700 and 2 PCI ATI 9200SE. I had the two ati cards in a four head system on my Redhat 9 machine. The same XF86Config file does not work. The is the basic XF86Config File I had on Redhat: Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 0" Driver "radeon" BoardName "ATI Radeon 9100" ChipID 0x5157 BusID "PCI:2:09:0" Screen 0 VideoRam 131072 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 1" Driver "radeon" ChipID 0x5157 BusID "PCI:2:09:0" Screen 1 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 2" Driver "radeon" BoardName "ATI Radeon 9100" ChipID 0x5157 BusID "PCI:2:07:0" Screen 1 VideoRam 131072 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 3" Driver "radeon" BoardName "ATI Radeon 9100" ChipID 0x5157 BusID "PCI:2:07:0" Screen 0 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 1" Monitor "Monitor1" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection *********** ABRIDGED FOR CONCISENESS *********** Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Server Layout" Screen "Screen0" 0 0 Screen "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0" Screen "Screen2" RightOf "Screen0" Screen "Screen3" LeftOf "Screen1" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection I used the BusID of 0x5157 because XFree4.3 does not know the 9200SE card. I was not getting hardware acceleration, but this was working without any problems. With my new system, dual opteron 248 running on a MSI K8T Master FAR, I am having no luck. I started by using the same XF86Config, but this just locks up my box. I have checked the /var/log/XFree86.0.log, but it appears that X is just stopping right after the Int10 module is loaded. I am getting no errors or warnings. I got the 4 head to work twice, each time I brought the system up with two heads running of the same card, then I would go to run level 3, add the other card and bring X back up with startx or init 5. This would work until I rebooted the box. After a reboot, the same sequence resulted in a locked box. I have upgraded to XFree86 4.4 which recognizes the 9200SE's but I am still only able to get one card working at a time. I used the standard radeon driver with no ChipID. I have tried the following options to my XF86Config file: NoInt10 true ConnectedMonitor CRT,CRT NoAccel true Any help would be create. Nate SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 1" Monitor "Monitor1" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection *********** ABRIDGED FOR CONCISENESS *********** Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Server Layout" Screen "Screen0" 0 0 Screen "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0" Screen "Screen2" RightOf "Screen0" Screen "Screen3" LeftOf "Screen1" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection I used the BusID of 0x5157 because XFree4.3 does not know the 9200SE card. I was not getting hardware acceleration, but this was working without any problems. With my new system, dual opteron 248 running on a MSI K8T Master FAR, I am having no luck. I started by using the same XF86Config, but this just locks up my box. I have checked the /var/log/XFree86.0.log, but it appears that X is just stopping right after the Int10 module is loaded. I am getting no errors or warnings. I got the 4 head to work twice, each time I brought the system up with two heads running of the same card, then I would go to run level 3, add the other card and bring X back up with startx or init 5. This would work until I rebooted the box. After a reboot, the same sequence resulted in a locked box. I have upgraded to XFree86 4.4 which recognizes the 9200SE's but I am still only able to get one card working at a time. I used the standard radeon driver with no ChipID. I have tried the following options to my XF86Config file: NoInt10 true ConnectedMonitor CRT,CRT NoAccel true Any help would be create. Nate

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puzzling nic problem
by Jack Malone 28 Apr '04

28 Apr '04

Anyone using this asus motherboard (kv8) with 64bit amd cpu with suse yet seen the below problem. At 01:43 PM 4/26/2004, Jack Malone wrote: >I just got a new 64 bit mb/cpu ( asus / amd). > >This motherboard has an onboard 1gig nic ( marvel 88E8001). also have an >intel 1gig nic in there machine. It sees the intel from the other install >in the old machine an see two nics. one being the intel an the other >asustek ethernet is what it says it is. i do not have a cable on the >onboard nic yet an it is getting an ip address. I think its assigning 2 >ip's to one nic but not sure. With no cable plugged into the other nic it >has to be doing that. Anyone run into this problem yet. The motherboard is >the asus K8V. Anyone else have this mb running with suse yet.

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upgrading 9.0 to 9.1 comes up with /dev/hda instead of /dev/hde error...
by Andreas Bittner 28 Apr '04

28 Apr '04

hi there, have a suse 9.0 test system running on an asus k8v-deluxe board. some old ide drive attached to the primary onboard (non-raid) via chipset. in 9.0 the drive is /dev/hda, about 4 gigs in size. now then i insert the 9.1 dvd, and select update installed system, yast2 gives me some mount errors, and complains that /etc/fstab displays /dev/hda although the drive is actually /dev/hde it says. so whats wrong here? did some device numbering mechanisms changed with the new kernel 2.6? i cant make yast2 mount the drive no matter what i do. thought 9.0->9.1 would be less hassle ;) thanks, andy

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memtest86+ to be included on future amd64 suse linux products?
by Andreas Bittner 28 Apr '04

28 Apr '04

hello there, i seem to have some bit errors in one of my memory modules on an asus k8v-d with two corsair cmx512-3200ll (xms3205v1.2) ddr 400mhz modules. memtest86 (on the suse linux 9.0) x86 media didnt recognize the board/hardware, but still reported the same failures, as the newer memtest86+ from http://www.memtest.org/ the memory module displays errors in test #5 at about 107mb and 123mb. the other module passes the tests just fine. the memtest86+ also supports the x86 platform, and correctly displays chipset and hardware information of the newer boards and amd64 platform. maybe suse will consider to include this into their amd64 products like they have the older memtest86 3.0 on their suse linux 9.0 for x86 media. thanks and cheers, andy

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Install SuSE 9.1 without a DVD?
by Michael Schulz 28 Apr '04

28 Apr '04

Hello, can I install the new SuSE 9.1/AMD64 without a DVD? On the 9.0 DVD there was a boot.iso wich I could burn on CD. I can't find something like that on the 9.1 DVD? Thanks, Michael

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tyan s4880
by Mark Horton 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

I noticed this quad motherboard from tyan is available for purchase. I was curious if anyone here had experience with it and in particular with it using Suse? Mark

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