On 11/11/10 16:25, Toralf Lund wrote: > RedShift wrote: >> On 11/11/10 14:22, Toralf Lund wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 on a couple of servers of type IBM >>> System x3550 M3, but it's not going too well. Actually, the install >>> setup phase runs as expected, and the actual installation also appears >>> to be successful, but the system will not boot [ ... ] >>> >>> >>> >> >> Make sure all the firmware is up to date. I've had an IBM x3550 M3 and it couldn't even boot a Windows 2008 R2 64 bit CD with the firmware it shipped with. >> > That seems like a useful tip, but do you know what exactly I need to > install and where to find it? I'm looking at an IBM download page right > now, but it's a little confusing - I can't seem to find anything that > it's obviously the *system* firmware, only entries like "Firmware for > Rack& Tower LCD UPS" and " Firmware for Local Console Manager". > > - Toralf > > What's the model and type? It should be xxxx-yyy where x can be 0-9 and y can be 0-9 & A-z. You can find it on the front of the chassis.