Hi ! Just want to inform that we have successfully installed Debian Sarge 3.1r0a (32 Bit, 64 Bit AMD64/EM64T will follow next days) on an IBM x345 with QLogic SAN adapters (no local disks) and on an IBM x460 with QLogic SAN adapters (no local disks) by using a custom kernel which was built directly from redhat 2.6.9-11 kernel sources (in order to have IBM supported driver versions).
We also have succesfully produced custom Debian NetInst install CDs which boot already (and install) the custom kernel in order to access SAN disks during the installation process and boot from SAN (again with the right kernel) during the second phase of debian installer. We will document the build process of the Redhat kernel sources for Debian (we call it "blueshoe" kernel :-) as well as the creation of the custom install disks with this kernel. Hope this is interesting for Debian wannabe users which struggle with branded hardware that officially just supports Redhat kernels / drivers. This way they can get the best of both worlds... Many thanks to Russell Stuart for his great tool "Kern2Deb"... Greetings. Alfred Madl Together Teamlösungen
