Debian isn't a bleeding edge distro but one built for stability. I'd wager they had the "enterprise" in linux long before redhat coined the enterprise linux term. Ubuntu is a good bleeding distro as is fedora..:)
On 11/2/2010 1:37 PM, Drew Weaver wrote: > Yes but 2 months after squeeze comes out there will likely be a new > controller that won't be supported until Debian 7. > > They really should update their drivers between releases. > > -Drew > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Petersen [mailto:mpeter...@peak6.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 12:04 PM > To: Drew Weaver; 'Hermidio A. Rodriguez Chavez'; linux-poweredge@dell.com > Subject: RE: PowerEdge T710 > > If you install firmware-nonfree it should see the bnx2 NICs. > > You may have to use backports (makes installing hard) or specify a driver for > it to detect the raid controller though, depends on which controller you have. > > I'd just run squeeze, everything should work there and hopefully it will be > the stable release by the end of the year (wishful thinking I'm sure) but it > depends on your requirement. > > > Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-poweredge-boun...@dell.com > [mailto:linux-poweredge-boun...@dell.com] On Behalf Of Drew Weaver > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 10:33 AM > To: 'Hermidio A. Rodriguez Chavez'; linux-poweredge@dell.com > Subject: RE: PowerEdge T710 > > It probably also will not see your NIC card. > > We gave up on Debian. > > -Drew > > > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-poweredge-boun...@dell.com > [mailto:linux-poweredge-boun...@dell.com] On Behalf Of Hermidio A. Rodriguez > Chavez > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 4:49 PM > To: linux-poweredge@dell.com > Subject: PowerEdge T710 > > Hi all, Thanks in advance. > > i have this dell server and i like install debin Lenny on it, i have > configured a RAID 0 enviroment but when the OS install arrive to the > disc detec, it say that isn't a hard disc. > > I need extra driver for it? > > Please Help Me. > > Hermidio > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq > > ______________________________________________ > > See http://www.peak6.com/email_disclaimer.php > for terms and conditions related to this email > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
