Topic: HP ML110 server: kernle patching & recompiling

[cc_skavenger]

The best I have been able to do is upgrade the kernel on a current install.  I am going to try something else and will keep you posted.

[cc_skavenger]

I have run into a wall.  The kernel from sme 7 alpha X is not liked by the version of anaconda used for sme 6.X.  I will try updating anaconda, but I am not very confident about it working.

Did you ever get something to work?  Possibly SME 7 alpha 5?

[Stefano]

I have run into a wall.  The kernel from sme 7 alpha X is not liked by the version of anaconda used for sme 6.X.  I will try updating anaconda, but I am not very confident about it working.

Did you ever get something to work?  Possibly SME 7 alpha 5?

Hi Marco..

first of all TIA for your time and attention

IMVHO it's too complicated.. I think (as I said before) that this way or every other way to modify SME 6 is not worth..

SME 7 alpha works perfectly.. maybe it's better to work on that..

Thanks again

ciao,
Stefano

[Stefano]

here I am again..

some (good) news..

I'm playing again with the ML110 and SME 6.0.1

Well, here it is what I've discovered yesterday:
- pci.ids (in /usr/share/hwdata, installed by hwdata rpm) is outdated.. last version of this file is available at http://pciids.sourceforge.net/
after updating it, I get:

[root@server root]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82875P/E7210 Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6300ESB 64-bit PCI-X Bridge (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6300ESB USB Universal Host Controller (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6300ESB USB Universal Host Controller (rev 02)
00:1d.4 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 6300ESB Watchdog Timer (rev 02)
00:1d.5 PIC: Intel Corporation 6300ESB I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6300ESB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 0a)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 6300ESB LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 6300ESB PATA Storage Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6300ESB SMBus Controller (rev 02)
04:03.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27)
04:04.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5705_2 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)

- With your custom iso kernel (last available from fedoralegacy), dma is not available: every time I tried to activate it (hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdX), I got "HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted".. So I got last kernel from http://vanhees.homeip.net (http://vanhees.homeip.net/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=18), installed it.. works like a charm but onboard nic..
not a problem: got src rpm, patched it with hp patch for broadcom onboard nic, compiled, installed.. et voilà.. (BTW, in make menuconfig I've activated ppp_mppe support also, so I can use VPNs..)

Now everything seems to be ok..

I'm trying to find the differences between original fedoralegacy kernel and 2.4.27mstslp04..

work in progress, stay tuned..

bye,
Stefano

[cc_skavenger]

congrats....