I am trying to run a debian 2.6.8 kernel. The special applications are astronomy based, built in-house (but at this stage this shouldn't be an issue. Just to be able to install linux onto the machine would be great).
I have tried now installing 2.6.8 and 2.6.12, but both are having problems with finding the sata drive (comes up with "no partitionable media were found" during the install). The strange thing is that the machine came with RH Enterprise (kernel 2.6.9), so I tried installing the RH cd's onto the second sata drive I had, but it also comes up with the same problem. So I have sent a message to the dell technicans to see what installer they were using for the RH install. Do you have any ideas? I hope I don't have to go through the process of installing linux onto an ide drive and somehow transfering the install onto the sata drive. -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Dill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 16 February 2006 10:37 AM To: Spratt, Gina (ATNF, Parkes) Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Precision 380 with kernel 2.6.8 Matthew Lenz just hipped me to these Linux Dell mailing lists, there is a Linux-Precision mailing list that you may want to check out: http://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo Just out of curiousity, What flavor of Linux are you trying to install, and what type of special applications do you want to run? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Just wondering if anyone has had any success with running the Debian >linux kernel on a Dell Precision 380? (or any other Dell Precision on >the market, I have just purchased a Precision 380 and I am wondering >whether I should have gone for a different model). > > -- Jonathan Dill - The NERDS Group Network Engineering & Resource Development Specialists, LLC Cell: (240) 994-0012 Main: (301) 622-7995 Web: http://www.nerds.net
