The Compaq Proliant 2500 had (at one time) an issue with memory. But it was corrected with the "mem=" parameter in Lilo. Someone else had an issue with array controllers using Debian. He had to use a floppy boot that had the array controller driver. The point is that Compaq fully supports Linux and has many resources available. The website that was mentioned http://www.cpqlinux.com/ and it's a good site but... ************************************************ Compaq Servers and Linux _*Site Updated March 21, 2002 *_Index Updated January 25, 2002 Site Created September 20, 1999 __ *********************************************** Perspective... Sam. Michael Jentges wrote: >And hence spewed: Sam MacDonald<SNIP> > > >>I agree that some Compaq servers have quirks when it comes to Linux. >>Notice that it is mostly Redhat installations that have issues and the >>issues are surmountable. >>Using the correct OS installation settings in SmartStart will help avoid >> running in to issues when installing Linux on a Compaq server. >> >> >> > >Hmm.... Care to elaborate on which models/distributions? I've had awesome >luck with both redhat & slack on Proliant 1600's, 3000's and a 5500.... > >-mj > > > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list