[CentOS-devel] Feedback on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 plans

Sun Jan 7 20:09:24 UTC 2024
Phil Perry <pperry at elrepo.org>

Yes, elrepo ships Driver Update Disk (DUD) iso images for use during 
installation:

https://elrepo.org/linux/dud/el8/x86_64/
https://elrepo.org/linux/dud/el9/x86_64/

--Phil

On 07/01/2024 19:58, John Cooper via CentOS-devel wrote:
> Anyway can elrepo supply also as early boot driver disk images please? As if it gets disabled then I won’t be able to install let alone boot.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On 7 Jan 2024, at 19:46, Phil Perry <pperry at elrepo.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 07/01/2024 15:51, John Cooper via CentOS-devel wrote:
>>> Those 3 same systems will be affected by disabling the megaraid storage controller, as they are using Dell PERC H710p mini.
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> That's not a big issue - elrepo.org have kmod packaged drivers to support the megaraid storage controller for RHEL at their repository and can release drives to support this hardware on RHEL 10 if Red Hat choose to end support. As you have identified, CPU support is the main issue here.
>>
>> Personally, I'm in favour of a move to x86_64-v3, but I understand why others may not be.
>>
>> --Phil
>>
>>>>> On 7 Jan 2024, at 15:49, John Cooper <johnpcooper at icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have 3 systems which are capable of the AVX instruction set fortunately in my home lab. However unfortunately not other parts of the v3 base line.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>>>> On 7 Jan 2024, at 15:44, Neal Gompa <ngompa13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Jan 7, 2024 at 10:36 AM John Cooper via CentOS-devel
>>>>>> <centos-devel at centos.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Sir/Madam,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You’re currently exploring raising the instruction set base line, which will exclude some systems and also people (who are unable to afford to upgrade to reach the new baseline). I however want to draw your attention to the plans, to disable or remove megaraid based hardware from Dell. Doing so will cause issues and leave behind people in the home lab community behind. Also there’s also videos circulating from as recently as during 2022 recommending the Dell PowerEdge R620 rack servers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The people in the home lab community are in essence a source of recommendations for people considering whether or not to acquire Red Hat’s services. So having them on side is a very good thing!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just something to consider during RHEL 10’s development.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I will also point out with my contributor hat on, I would have some
>>>>> serious trouble with a raised baseline to x86_64-v3, as I only have
>>>>> one computer that is capable of it (barely). The rise to x86_64-v2 was
>>>>> painful enough, but -v3 would be quite a problem for me and result in
>>>>> throwing away even more hardware, which is not exactly a very
>>>>> environmentally friendly thing to do...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
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