I agree that some Compaq servers have quirks when it comes to Linux. Notice that it is mostly Redhat installations that have issues and the issues are surmountable. Using the correct OS installation settings in SmartStart will help avoid running in to issues when installing Linux on a Compaq server. Sam. Joel Schneider wrote: >On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 01:20:57AM -0500, Sam MacDonald wrote: > > >>A nice older compaq server would be stable, safe, flexible, and >>expandable. >> >> > >Compaq servers can be nice. The one I have at home (an old Proliant >1500 tower with built-in SCSI array) has performed very well. > >However, Compaq servers do tend to have a few special quirks. See >Richard Black's Compaq Servers and Linux site (http://www.cpqlinux.com/) >for some good information on how to set up Linux on old Compaq servers. > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list