Yeah, they really botched this product. They *finally* (years after competitors) come up with a 1u server with 4x 3.5" drives and they stick a NIC in the box that works with pretty much nothing.
Completely disappointed. -Drew -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Simoes Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 6:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Ubuntu 8.04 64bit on R410 I can now confirm that 8.04 will NOT run out of the box on the R410. DVDROM and ethernet drivers don't work. Jaunty does work. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Dan Simoes<[email protected]> wrote: > We're about to place an order for a significant number of these > servers, but I can't get an official answer on whether 8.04 installs > cleanly and without issue. As I told my Dell team, this is pretty > disappointing considering it's 2009 and we're talking about a product > from a Dell partner (Canonical). > > I'm sure there is someone within Dell that has this answer, and yes, I > know it depends on the config, but assuming no special options, does > it work or not? > An unofficial answer is fine and I will not requote/retweet your > reply, I just need some facts before placing my order. > > Thanks. > > Dan > _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
