An update to some of the SATA issues I've had with the IBM xSeries 326m. I decided to try out RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 (Update 4), since that's theoretically something that IBM supports and has tested with. In all cases I've been using i386 (Fedora and Redhat) even though this is a 64-bit Opteron. Turns out the first motherboard actually did have some sort of bizarre motherboard/controller problems. IBM's hardware support service is always first class, and they got that switched out for me that day. The new hardware passed the diagnostics that came with the computer, definitely a good sign. However, both Fedora and RHEL still saw drive problems. At this point, I'm not sure there's anything I can do but return the hardware. But I'm just curious if anyone's used this machine successfully with Linux and SATA drives? Searching around the net, I did find numerous reports of people with "abnormal status 0xd0" problems with nary a resolution. On a similar topic does anyone have suggestions for good quality stable machines (either through IBM or otherwise) they can recommend? I know it's not completely on topic for this list, but where do you go when looking for server-type machines with good support that are Linux friendly? Thanks, Danny (Kindly ignore the disclaimer below) ********************************************************************** This e-mail is the property of Lantronix. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure. Distribution or copying of this e-mail, or the information contained herein, to anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
