Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-15 Thread Helmut Wollmersdorfer
Am 13.10.2012 um 13:15 schrieb Stan Hoeppner: On 10/13/2012 5:06 AM, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: I am installing Debian 6.0.0 squeeze with kernel version 2.6.32-5-amd64 on Dell R720 2U server( http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/dell-poweredge-r720-spec-sheet.pdf) , the

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2012-10-15 at 09:44 +0200, Helmut Wollmersdorfer wrote: That's not 100% reliable. !!! Very important. Especially grey and white lists for Linux compatible hardware only provide coarse information. !!! More safe are blacklists. I owned and still own white listed gear that doesn't work.

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
PS: And full ACK that sometimes hardware is supported by outdated drivers, e.g. some ATI drivers need outdated versions of X. New ATI drivers won't support old cards anymore. And OLD is very relative. So you can use those cards for all tasks, you SIMPLY need to maintain your Linux working with

Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Kaushal Shriyan
Hi, I am installing Debian 6.0.0 squeeze with kernel version 2.6.32-5-amd64 on Dell R720 2U server( http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/dell-poweredge-r720-spec-sheet.pdf), the installer is unable to detect the RAID Controller and NIC Card. Details of lspci -

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Lisi
On Saturday 13 October 2012 11:06:45 Kaushal Shriyan wrote: the installer is unable to detect the RAID Controller and NIC Card. Details of lspci - http://paste.debian.net/199820/ Any clue to this issue? They need binary blobs? You can choose to install them via a USB key during the

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Kaushal Shriyan
On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Lisi lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday 13 October 2012 11:06:45 Kaushal Shriyan wrote: the installer is unable to detect the RAID Controller and NIC Card. Details of lspci - http://paste.debian.net/199820/ Any clue to this issue? Hi Lisi, They need

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Brian
On Sat 13 Oct 2012 at 15:57:06 +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Lisi lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote: They need binary blobs? Not sure i understand about binary blobs. You would if you looked to see what the Installer Manual has to say about firmware. -- To

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 10/13/2012 5:06 AM, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: I am installing Debian 6.0.0 squeeze with kernel version 2.6.32-5-amd64 on Dell R720 2U server( http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/dell-poweredge-r720-spec-sheet.pdf), the installer is unable to detect the RAID Controller and NIC

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Kaushal Shriyan
On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 4:45 PM, Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com wrote: On 10/13/2012 5:06 AM, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: I am installing Debian 6.0.0 squeeze with kernel version 2.6.32-5-amd64 on Dell R720 2U server(

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 10/13/2012 6:42 AM, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 4:45 PM, Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com wrote: On 10/13/2012 5:06 AM, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: I am installing Debian 6.0.0 squeeze with kernel version 2.6.32-5-amd64 on Dell R720 2U server(

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2012-10-13 at 15:57 +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: They need binary blobs? Not sure i understand about binary blobs. Driver software -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Lisi
On Saturday 13 October 2012 12:42:52 Kaushal Shriyan wrote: What is the difference between drivers and firmware blobs. I actually said binary blob. I would not have used the term firmware blob. In fact, that is the first time that I have seen it used. Firmware is just firmware! (And no, I

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Samstag, 13. Oktober 2012 schrieb Kaushal Shriyan: Hi, Hi Kaushal, I am installing Debian 6.0.0 squeeze with kernel version 2.6.32-5-amd64 on Dell R720 2U server( http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/dell-poweredge-r720 -spec-sheet.pdf), the installer is unable to detect

Re: Debian 6.0.0 squeeze unable to detect RAID Controller and NIC Card on Dell R720 2U Rack Server

2012-10-13 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 10/13/2012 8:12 AM, Lisi wrote: On Saturday 13 October 2012 12:42:52 Kaushal Shriyan wrote: What is the difference between drivers and firmware blobs. I actually said binary blob. I would not have used the term firmware blob. In fact, that is the first time that I have seen it used.