ML115 G5 Opteron Dual Core

[Rob Mason]

I'm answering my own post here!  The 7.0-STABLE-200806-amd64 snapshot 
works flawlessly (so far)!  The NIC is detected where it wasn't 
previously, and there is no delay/hang whilst loading the kernel...


HTH

Rob Mason wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just tried installing 7.0-RELEASE and 6.3-RELEASE on a new HP 
> Proliant M115 G5 (Opteron Dual Core).  The boot sequence gets as far 
> as the keyboard driver then hangs indefinitely.  I've read other 
> similar posts concerning the ML110 G5 and have tried loading the ipmi 
> module at the boot prompt.  This loads successfully, but the 
> subsequent boot sequence still hangs.
>
> I have noted that a kernel patch will be required for the NIC, but I'm 
> less concerned about this at present.  Anyone know how to get this 
> model up and running?  Am I chasing a lost cause?
>
> TIA
>
>
> -- 
>
> Rob Mason
>




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