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[NMLUG] Xeon64-bit SuSE install
Aaron NMLUG-EV wrote:
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> Subject:
> Re: [NMLUG] 64-bit SuSE
> From:
> "Aaron NMLUG-EV" <aaron@boim.com>
> Date:
> Fri, 3 Jun 2005 18:14:25 -0600 (MDT)
> To:
> "Ed Heron" <Ed@Heron-ent.com>
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> To:
> "Ed Heron" <Ed@Heron-ent.com>
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>I think the engineer got part way though an install,
>but I think he went to 32-bit mode to get there.
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You can tell if he "went to 32bit mode" or not, because the DVD which
he used is _either_ a 64bit DVD OR it is a 32 bit DVD. You won't find
the two sets of code mixed together on any DVD...
>I have no idea what was actually installed, and I still
>can't seem to get yast2 to respect the DVD we burned.
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If you're installing from the DVD, then most of the disk must be OK,
otherwise it seems improbable that you could boot from the disk, much
less start the installation process, far along enough to even SEE Yast.
If you have a base install on the hard drive derived from the DVD, you
can then instruct Yast to obtain its programs either from various
network sources, FTP, or from a CD or DVD. This is in Yast2 modules,
software, "Change source of Installation".
>We still have not gotten a driver to find the on-board
>ethernet... so updates are tricky.
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Do you know what is the manufacturer or chipset of the onboard NIC in
question?
>Odd that the mini-install we used, which was labeled 9.1, when
>we run "upgrade" it asks if we want to upgrade to 9.1.
>Is is possible that the mini-install image is actually 9.0, even
>though its in the 9.2 folder, and they expect me to upgrade
>twice after mini install?
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Improbable... During the installation via FTP, the system will not
autodetect the NIC. Rather, you must select the option to load modules,
select which category of module, i.e file system drivers, optical
storage drives, NICs, etc. When selecting the NIC category, you'll be
presented an abundance of NIC drivers to select from, and when selected,
you'll get a verification that the module loaded correctly, or not.
Some drivers will/can require options or switches, in order to enable
the NIC correctly.
Likewise, during the installation and configuration process, the NIC may
not be detected correctly, and you may be required to manually specify
NIC along with any switches required. If this is an entirely new NIC,
it's conceivable that there is not a driver available, but this is also
improbable.
>We are already submitting a PO to get a boxed edition....
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The boxed set is a very wise choice for a new install, as the most
valuable item in the box is are the manuals, which cover most aspects of
installation/configuration. And of course you'll then qualify for tech
support.
When beginning an installation, there are several ways to load your
kernel and drivers. You can begin by creating diskettes to boot the
system with. These diskettes can be created from diskette images
available on installation CDs, or alternately, you can to into the
DOSUTILS directory for that version, at an ftp site (like this:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/x86_64/current/dosutils ),
and download the image files, along with DOS or windows utilities which
will create the diskettes for you. The install CD will boot the box for
you, asuming you configure the BIOS to boot from CD/DVD. Of course, the
CD also contains all of the modules images you might need for enabling
your hardware for installation.
The default installation mode is graphical, or Yast. This will load a
GUI, load Yast, and the installation process will proceed inside of
Yast. Alternately, you can select a text mode installation. If you
had exotic graphics card hardware, you might be forced to do the
text-mode installation, before you could use Sax2 to perform your X
configuration.
If you elected to perform a network-based install, you could download
the directory structure from a SuSE ftp site onto a hard drive somewhere
on your LAN, and then perform the installation from that LAN source.
This speeds up the installation, over a straight FTP installation. Of
course, this won't help you if you can't enable the NIC!
Hopefully some of this info will be able to assist you!
> aaron
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