Dell Linux Diagnostics are Windows .EXE based?

[David Sparks]

Binulal_Narayanan at dell.com wrote:
> Please check: ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/diags/
> 
> The file you are looking for is:
> 
> ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/diags/dell-onlinediags-linux-2.13.0.145.tar.gz
> 
> The readme is available here:
> 
> ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/diags/dell-onlinediags-linux-2.13.0.145.txt

Thanks, but that file appears to be for the online diagnostics that run inside
an installed OS.  I want the standalone 32 Bit Diagnostics that can boot off CD.

ds



> 
> This file is available in Service CD as well.
> 
> Thanks Binoo
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: linux-poweredge-bounces at lists.us.dell.com
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at lists.us.dell.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Sent:
> Tuesday, June 09, 2009 12:49 AM To: linux-poweredge-Lists Subject: Re: Dell
> Linux Diagnostics are Windows .EXE based?
> 
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 2:02 PM, David Sparks<dave at ca.sophos.com> wrote:
>> Does Dell have a single bootable diagnostic CD yet?  I need a iso
>> containing diagnostics for a malfunctioning R200.
>> 
>> To get the diagnostics I go to:
>> 
>> Product Support -> R200 -> Drivers and Downloads -> Red Hat Enterprise
>> Linux 5.2 -> Diagnostics -> 32 Bit Diagnostics
>> 
>> and I am presented with this download:
>> 
>> DELL_32-BIT-DIAGNOSTICS_5109-2_R197222.exe
>> 
>> 
>> An EXE file??!  How is this supposed to work -- am I supposed to run this
>> in Wine?
> 
> Dell diagnostics do not generally run within the installed OS. They are
> either a bootable floppy disk or CD. In your case, I'm betting that the
> Windows executable will create a bootable floppy disk set. I have often
> found ISO images for the diagnostics which I burn to a bootable CD, but I
> think it varies by server model.
> 
> Jeff