Dapper on Hp ML310 "G3"

[Joan Valduvieco]

Privative hardware drivers are a PITA. That's why I prefer to use hardware 
supported by free software hardware drivers so I'm not dependant on the 
distribution/version I'm using,
Recently I had some issues withs a SUN X4200, it is supported by RHEL, SUSE 
but not Ubuntu.. Finally I made a package with 2.6.16, modified the dapper 
install CD and It worked.. but this is too much work to install a server...
I'll start looking for a Dell server.. let's see if I'm lucky...

Joan
A Dimecres 05 Juliol 2006 14:12, Benjamin Zeller va escriure:
> On Wednesday 05 July 2006 13:59, Charles Yao wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> > [mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of JimD
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 11:06 PM
> > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions
> > Subject: Re: Dapper on Hp ML310 "G3"
> >
> > On 07/04/2006 03:31 AM, Joan Valduvieco wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > You are not rude. :) I'm planning to buy one. So I can't try to
> > > install Dapper on it. I'm sure that I could manage to install Dapper
> > > on it using patches or kernels from kernel.org but I'm interested on
> > > using distribution kernels in order to ease mantenaince. :) That's why
> > > I'm asking for some installation experiences. If someone has had
> > > success I would buy one otherwise I'm considering a Dell or an Acer
> > > Altos G320 Server.
> > > This machine is a server, the typical proliant server. A quick spec
> > > can be found here.
> > > http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12364_div/12364_div.html
> > > I'm specially concerned about SATA RAID controller.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Joan
> >
> > The link says that Linux (Red Hat, Novell SuSE) is supported.  We have HP
> > servers at work have had no issues with RHEL.  I have SATA on my home
> > computer running Ubuntu Dapper and it has run very well with no
> > configuration.
>
> Please do NOT rely on these specifiations.
>
> As one does further reading, the detailed specs say, that e.g. SLES is
> supported, but not SuSE.
>
> I guess I could write a book regarding these tryout. In my case, it wasn't
> a 310, but nevertheless, here my findings:
>
> It was on SuSE 9.3-10.0
> Provided drivers simply don't work, if you aren't on SLES, i guess it will
> be the same with RHEL, so I won't be too sure, that Dapper will work. It
> can, but is must not just due to these specs.
>
> SATA is important for you? Look, if you can get a testmachine by HP, I
> didn't manage to get it to work some time ago.
>
> Just my 50 Cents..
>
> > I don't think you should have any issues running Ubuntu on this server.
> > If HP supports the "Enterprise" Linux versions, it will certainly work on
> > Ubuntu.
> >
> > Jim
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> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > Is there any list where I can check what servers Ubuntu 6.06 works on? Im
> > also palnning to get an HP server but a different model.
> >
> > Charles