Topic: New Server

[Bob Todd]

Need some help/advice/ideas with installing SME 5.5 on this server I've had lying around.
Twin 1Ghz Xeon, 512Mb RAM, 5x36Gb hot-swap raid 5 scsi drives, ADR 50 tape drive and 1 Intel Pro 100 nic and 1x3Com Giga net card (3C996B-T).

2 areas of concern atm - first is the tape backup. claims to recognise tape on boot and tries to do a tape backup, scheduled, but reports the following

DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
buffer (writer): write of data failed: Input/output error
bytes to write=10240, bytes written=-1, total written         10K
gzip: stdout: Broken pipe
  DUMP: Broken pipe
  DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.

Do I need to source a driver for the tape or is it something simple I'm getting wrong?

2nd problem is the nic driver for the 3Com card - it needs compiled from their supplied code but I dont want to install the compilers unless I really have to. Is there any other way I can build the driver on another machine - <--spot the linux noobie?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Bob

[JB]

If you don't want this box, you can send it to me

What type/model of tape drive are you using?  What model of 3com card.  I have used the 3c509, 3c90x, and haven't had any problems with them.

JB

[Bob Todd]

details on the hardware are in my first posting - see the machine spec line and NO YOU CANT HAVE MY SERVER - COST US NEAR 10k LAST SUMMER I just never got entirely convinced about 2K Adv Server setup running on it so never rolled it out.

[JB]

shucks.  Missed the first part.  I haven't tried a gig card in any of my servers.

Here is what I found.  Go to

http://www.onstreamdata.com/support/trouble-01.html, then click to get the compatibility matrix.  What I could see was that the ADR 50 needed kernel 2.4.0 or above.  You may have to wait for e-smith 5.6 to use this drive.

Here is more info.  http://www.onstreamdata.com/support/linux_install.shtml

That's all I'm good for.

JB

[Bob Todd]

thanks for that info on the tape drive. hadnt thought to check the manufacturer's web site - duh. Guess you're right then I need to wait on 5.6.

Ok anyone got any advice on the 3 Com net card then?

[Jochen Hoegerl]

Have a look here, maybe it works:

ftp.suselinux.hu/suse/i386/update/8.0/kernel/certified_by_suse/2.4.18/

or

www.tux.org/pub/distributions/suse/i386/update/8.0/kernel/certified_by_suse/2.4.18/

You'll find a bcm5700.o

This should be what you need.

jochen