RedShift wrote: > 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. > It's 7944-K1G I've selected 7944 along with "System x" and "System x3550 M3" at http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/, but like I said, couldn't find anything obvious. - Toralf > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > This e-mail, including any attachments and response string, may contain proprietary information which is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author by return e-mail and delete this message and any attachment immediately. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, forward, copy, print or rely on this e-mail in any way except as permitted by the author.