Topic: support for SATA drives

[jfarschman]

Chris,

 Cool   I just got an SC420 yesterday.  I should have time later this week to do some testing.  

BTW: I think there may be a problem with your directory being displayed in the contribs area.  I don't see it, but typically, it would be
http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/ckearns/

You can see the others here
http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/

Thanks for posting everything.  Hope I can get into your FTP dir to do some testing.

[gyrcom]

I've just gotten a sc420 today and would like to try this install. Could you piont me to the relevant contrib?
Thanks

[gyrcom]

I should have mentioned that I have looked in the contribs area and there is not a ckearns dir

[jfarschman]

Chris,

  Okay... I can see your directory now... can you post the content?  Thanks.

[chriskearns]

Well, I'm not making much progress. I can see the ckearns directory now, but none of the files I uploaded are there! And to make matters worse, my username/password combination does not work anymore, so I can reload them.

I've sent a request for help email, so as soon as I'm sorted I'll let you know.

Chris Kearns

[raem]

chriskearns

> I can see the ckearns directory now, but none of
> the files I uploaded are there! And to make

I can see 4 files (& download) in
http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/index.php?subdir=ckearns&sortby=name

but your user folder does not exist at
ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/smeserver/contribs/

It looks to me like ibiblio is not being rsync'd from contribs.org any more.

[kiruxadmin]

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[CharlieBrady]

You need to check the Kuadra SME Server.

Please don't advertise your commercial products here. It's not appropriate for this website.

[kiruxadmin]

I apologize, will not happen again.

[chriskearns]

I have finally managed to grab some time to add to this thread. I have gotten the SME Server 6.01 to load AND restart on a Dell PE420SC with dual SATA drives. The problem reported earlier was with the standard 6.01 mkinitrd. I upgraded it to version 4.2.9-1 (mkinitrd-4.2.9-1sn.i386.rpm), and it successfully creates the initrd with sata modules included.

In order for the installation to see the SATA drives to begin with, I had to use the 7.0Alpha boot code, and replace the standard (6.01-01) boot directories on the ISO CD. I also base my SME installations on AjKeanes 6.01-01-custom.iso. I have placed a modified version of this custom ISO in my contribs area (http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/ckearns/), for anyone who is interested. The iso is called smeserver-6.01-01custom-sn.iso

The only differences in terms of rpms between my -sn.iso and the AjKeanes custom iso is the kernel (2.4.20-31.9 versus 2.4.20-18.7) and mkinitrd (4.2.9-1 versus 3.3.10-1). I have only added the i686 kernels, as I have only tested on PE420Scs. I will place the src RPM there when I get a chance.

This ISO has been in production on a number of customer sites since early March, and is very stable.

[shanen]

Hi Chris,
Can you please confirm that PPTP works with the kernal on your modified iso.

Thanks

Shane

[chriskearns]

Hello Shane,

No, I can't confirm that PPTPD will work, as I never use it. I only use OpenSSL for VPN access.

I have copied the ppp and ppp-modules - compiled for the new kernel - to my contribs area. If you want, you can replace the old ppp with these on the ISO, and check if pptpd works.

Please let me know you results,

[shanen]

Thanks Chris,

I will test tomorrow

Shane