[CentOS] getting Centos on "used" rackable systems 1U with dual Opteron 248 HE

Thu Jan 29 03:03:43 UTC 2009
RobertH <roberth at abbacomm.net>

hi there.

anyone have any tips on params to pass to the kernel etc in order to install
Centos4 or Centos5 32bit or 64 bit installed on this unit

i can get it close to install, yet no cigar.

it is a tyan MB and ill try to get more info if needed...

for this case, please assume for now that the hardware itself is not "bad"

thanks in advance...

 - rh

Rackable Systems Dual Opteron 2.0 GHz 1U Half-Depth Server 

General Features: 
No Server Operating System 
Dual AMD Opteron 246 HE (OSK246CMP5AU) 2.0 GHz processors 
4 GB DDR RAM  
120 GB IDE hard drive 
ATI Rage XL integrated video 
Broadcom BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet 


Motherboard Features: 
AMD-8111 chipset 
One (1) PCI-X riser slot 
Eight (8) DDR DIMM sockets  


Front I/O Ports: 
Two (2) PS/2 ports 
One (1) 15-pin VGA port 
One (1) 9-pin serial port  
Two (2) USB ports 
Two (2) RJ-45 Ethernet jacks 


Case Features: 
1U half-depth server chassis 
One (1) 3.5-inch drive bay 
Four rear cooling fans 
400-watt power supply