YDL 3.0 on Xserve

[Dan Burcaw]

Mike,

Actually, please email me privately, and I have a patch that you could
give a whirl if you're willing to kick around a test kernel or two...
-D


On Fri, 2003-04-11 at 08:03, Mackay, Michael wrote:
> My experiences with 3.0 on an Xserve:
> 
> I bought one of the very latest machines from Apple, and so far have not been able to get 3.0 (or 2.3 for that matter) loaded on it.  Apple apparently put a new Promise ATA controller in the new ones, and the YDL install disks don't see any ATA drive in the Xserve machine because of this.  
> 
> The support folks at YDL are working on it, but if any one has ideas......
> 
> Thanks
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael George [mailto:george@auroravideosys.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 8:47 AM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: YDL 3.0 on Xserve
> 
> 
> I'd be interested in reports on how easily 3.0 goes onto an Xserve.  I 
> have one running 2.3 now and it was a bit of work to get it on there.  
> Now she works like a dream, though.
> 
> This time, however, the YDL Xserve is the main server, so I can't 
> afford to have it down for long.  That, and I work remotely (I'm 2hrs 
> from the main office) and I don't want to have to be out there for 2 
> days while everyone's on me to get the server back up...
> 
> So, some success stories would bolster my confidence.  Also, I 
> understand it is not possible to upgrade from 2.3 to 3.0 but I need a 
> clean install.  Is that correct?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Michael
> 
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