[5566] in Release_7.7_team
Re: new install media for Athena linux machines
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Heather Anne Harrison)
Fri Aug 4 06:27:04 2006
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Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 06:26:50 -0400
From: Heather Anne Harrison <aurora@MIT.EDU>
To: William Cattey <wdc@mit.edu>
Cc: "andrew m. boardman" <amb@mit.edu>, release-team@mit.edu
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The update in 1 has been requested and should go-live later
today. 2 & 3 are done.
Heather Anne
aurora@mit.edu
Quoting William Cattey <wdc@MIT.EDU>:
> I agree with Andrew. Specifically 3 action items are called for:
>
> 1. Please change the version page disk from "6GB" to "6GB minimum, 12
> +GB recommended".
>
> 2. PXE was broken on the GX620's. It apparently took Dell 6 months
> to come up with a BIOS upgrade that fixed the problem. The 620's we
> will get have a later BIOS. I think the way to properly document
> this is to amend http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7938
> and Change:
>
> PXE support is broken on some revisions of Broadcom tg3 chipsets,
> such as those used in the Dell Optiplex GX620. If your system
> contains this hardware, see the Athena Linux Installer Instructions
> in the bootkit locker for details on making an Athena Linux install
> CD.
>
> to:
>
> There were problems with PXE support with early versions of the BIOS
> in the Dell Optiplex GX620, and other systems incorporating some
> versions of the Broadcom tg3 ethernet NIC. If PXE does not work for
> your hardware, check with your PC's manufacture for a BIOS upgrade.
> If upgrading to the latest BIOS does not get PXE working, then you
> will need to install with a CD. For details on how to make an
> install CD, see the <link>Athena Linux Installer Instructions</link>
> in the bootkit locker.
>
> 3. Yes, http://itinfo.mit.edu/answer.php?id=8151
> is obsolete with the new install media. Please change the answer part to:
>
> The Dell GX620 has a newer SATA interface than older versions of the
> Athena installer recognize. Use the version 5a (released August 2006)
> or newer install media.
>
>
> -wdc
>
> On Aug 2, 2006, at 9:43 AM, andrew m. boardman wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>>> Could you give a quick review to the Athena Linux documentation
>>> with regards to these changes?
>>
>> Sure.
>>
>>> Version page: http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php? vid=691&platform=Linux
>>
>> Something like "6GB minimum, 12+GB recommended" would be good here. The
>> issue is that an install will *barely* fit in 6GB, but major updates will
>> be impossible and utility as a private workstation will be limited.
>>
>>> Install: http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7938
>>
>> My understanding from wdc is that the PXE support on newer gx620 systems
>> does work, but he should confirm that. (Bill?)
>>
>> Also, this answer:
>>
>>> http://itinfo.mit.edu/answer.php?id=8151
>>
>> ...is basically obsolete. I'd change the answer part to:
>>
>> The Dell GX620 has a newer SATA interface than older versions of the
>> Athena installer recognize. Use the version 5a (released August 2006)
>> or newer install media.
>
>
