1950s with SAS 5/I controller and install debian etch

[Prajyot]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply Robert, I am extremely new to debain but I can sense
that you are saying that debian etch can be installed in those servers with
sas 5/I controllers with help of megaraid_sas module. 

The ISO image which I am using for installing debian etch is:-

http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd
/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso

Will this Debian etch version work? Or is there any other specific procedure
/ iso image I need to get and follow? Please help/


Regards,
Prajyot Shirsolkar


-----Original Message-----
From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
[mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Robert Goley
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 10:29 AM
To: linux-poweredge at dell.com
Subject: Re: 1950s with SAS 5/I controller and install debian etch

To my understanding, it should be supported using the megaraid_sas kernel 
module.  I am not sure which vanilla linux kernel version the support for 
this particular controller was added to.  Can anyone chime in her for
details 
on that?  When you boot from the etch installer, it should automatically
find 
your hard drives.  If it does not you may need tell it to probe for the 
megaraid_sas module.  After that you should be able to partition and install

Debian.  

Robert

On Monday 04 September 2006 10:08, Prajyot wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> We have several Dell 1950s with SAS 5/I controller and we are trying to
> install debian etch in it http://www.us.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
>
>
>
> Researching on its compatibility I have sense that Debian etc h might not
> have the drivers for the SAS 5/I controllers. Will I be able to install
> debian etch in Dell 1950s with SAS 5/I controllers?
>
>
>
> If not, can anyone help me how can I get debian etch OS installed in a
dell
> 1950 with sas 5/I controllers? Do I need to switch to perc 5e controller,
> is debain compatible with perc 5e controllers that comes in dell 1950?
>
>
>
> I am very new to debian, so please help me. Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Prajyot Shirsolkar
>
> Network Engineer,
>
> BMX Inc.
>
> Office:- 703-777-5990
>
> Cell:- 347-881-6527
>
> prajyot at bmx-inc.com

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