From: "m.roth at 5-cent.us" <m.roth at 5-cent.us> > John Doe wrote: >> The ISOSs are downloadable... >> Google "firmware maintenance cd" and check the "version > history" to get >> the latest one. Then, try the "release notes" to see if you find > your >> server model (not always listed). If not, go back a few versions until >> you find it. CD 8.60 by example seems to have it and is not too old... >> Download and burn. >> Or, you could try the new way (I never tried it yet): >> http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/spp/index.html >> > Found what seemed to be it - > <http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00308226>, > but the one for the DL580 GL5 was from '09. I clicked the link at the top > of the list, found mine, clicked that, and was offered a choice of OS's, > including CentOS, but that had some accelerator. At the bottom of the > offered OS's, they say "cross-os - BIOS, etc". I follow that... > and *all* > I get is a WinDoze .exe. Could I use one of the burnable DVDs to boot from > then run this, having copied onto the h/d on the server? > > mark > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > While I still think it is easier to just download and boot on the DVD (which works for many models too), you can try: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/swdHome/?lang=en&cc=us&sp4ts.oid=3562405 and choose Red Hat instead of CentOS. Then choose the "Obtain software" entries instead of the Download ones... JD