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Legacy Forums => General Discussion (Legacy) => Topic started by: Gert on February 27, 2002, 04:01:27 PM
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I have a IBM server that only runs FreeBSD, no other Linux can do.
is it posible to install e-smith on a FreeBSD server. ?
or to make a iso, that installs e-smith whit FreeBSD insted of Linux. ?
thanx in advance
gc
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I think the biggest problem would be SysV init vs. BSD init. Otherwise, dependencies are not very well documented in e-smith, so it would be a lot of trial and error. You might have more luck if there was a RedHat flavor available for your machine. Is it a ppc server? IBM and RedHat recently released a version of RedHat for those machines. You might be able to put e-smith on top of that.
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In a nutshell, NO this can't be done. That would be like asking could you strap a porsche on the back of a VW and control the VW from the porsche :-). The very first step that e-smith does as part of the installation is to format your existing HD. The only possible scenario would be to run e-smith inside a vmware virtual machine on the BSD box. As long as the IBM machine is an x86 architecture you should have no problems installing e-smith on it.
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OK, thanx
The problem is the Mylex raid controller on my IBM Server.
only FreeBSD supports that.
gc
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I think you'll find that your controller would be supported. Have a look at this site for drivers: http://www.dandelion.com/Linux/DAC960.html or the Redhat Hardware Compatability List here: http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/?pagename=hcl&view=quicksearch#results
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No, i have to get a eprom update off the firmware to get it go work.
says Mylex
FreeBSD works fine, but i like E-smith, and the easy install
and samba setup.
Is there something like e-smith that works on FreeBSD ?
(and can be downloadet for free)
greatings
gc