Is the Dell Poweredge 6300 OK with Linux?

[Robert G. Brown]

On Fri, 18 Sep 1998 Karen_White at dell.com wrote:

> Current versions of linux will not run on the Dell 6300.  Doug Ledford is
> putting
> in a change for me in his aix7xxx driver so the driver will run.  The code
> in the kernel that
> scans the pci bus is being changed as we speak to support scanning multiple
> buses.  The 6300 has 3 and the current code does not scan all of the buses.
> 
> So, we (Dell) are currently working on getting Linux to run on the 6300 and
> determining
> what kernel changes need to be made to make it work.

BTW, my previous message wan't intended to pick on Dell.  I cannot say
how pleased I am to see Dell make a commitment to getting linux running
perfectly on their boxes, even to the extent of having a field engineer
on this list.  Other major hardware companies should see and take note.
It really gives me confidence that whatever problems we might be having
with our Dells at the moment, they are going to be transient and that
we'll get years of truly reliable usage from them.

Thank you, Karen!

    rgb

Robert G. Brown	                       http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/
Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305
Durham, N.C. 27708-0305
Phone: 1-919-660-2567  Fax: 919-660-2525     email:rgb at phy.duke.edu




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