huh? I am looking to buy the Dell with Linux already on it. I would not be
trashing anything.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I can only give a cursory responce to this one (massive conflicts of
> interest and what have you), but if you're going to buy a Poweredge anyway
> and then trash what's on it (NT or wever) to install Linux then why not
> start with RH and build from there ?? That way you get the Linuxcare support
> tokens and what have you.
>
> --steve
> /for Dell sales pitch go elsewhere, i only express personal ops/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Canary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 12:57 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: Fred Herman
> Subject: Re: [OFF TOPIC] Dell PowerEdge
>
> The way I understood the brochure, they install it free.
>
> What are you using your PowerEdges for, and how much ram did you get with
> it?
>
> If you reordered today is their anything you would change?
>
> Fred Herman wrote:
>
> > Robert Canary wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Has anyone purchased one of Dell's poweredge machines with RH 6.2
> > > preloaded? I am looking to pickup another server and was shopping and
> > > wondering if the price is worth it.
> > >
> > > --
> > > robert canary
> > > system services
> > > OhioCounty.Net
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > (270)298-9331 Office
> > > (270)298-7449 Fax
> > >
> > We have 2 PowerEdge 1300's with a single processor installed. They
> > weren't pre-loaded, but stock RH installation was flawless. Prior
> > versions of RedHat did have a problem recognizing the on-board video,
> > but that was easily solved by selecting the generic SVGA driver. That
> > problem has gone away AFAIK.
> >
> > If you are going to have a raid drive configuration (we didn't), it
> > might be worth buying the box with Linux pre-installed, but otherwise, I
> > wouldn't pay a premium for the preinstallation.
> >
> > Fred
> >
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