hi robert... what issues are you having? what params are you using as of now... -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org]On Behalf Of RobertH Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:04 PM To: 'CentOS mailing list' Subject: [CentOS] getting Centos on "used" rackable systems 1U with dualOpteron 248 HE 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 _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos