OK, I've been on the list awhile without reading/posting much - re-hi to everyone.
I've been doing a lot of BSD lately but for various reasons due to hardware/software restrictions I need to build a new Linux box to test out an email product I'm thinking about deploying. Problem is Compaq, in their infinite wisdom, only support a little subset of Linux distros. (hardware in question is a DL380-G2) I'm forced to stick with their supported distros because this particular server requires a proprietary "health" driver to slow its cooling fans down that Compaq only supplies pre-compiled binaries for. (grrr) The only "modern" Linux distros they support cost $$$, which is pretty ironic because it puts me back into the same monetary category as if I went and stuck Windows server on it. (triple-GRRR) (those distros include UnitedLinux 1.0, SuSe Enterprise and RedHat Enterprise) They also have this proprietary driver for RedHat 8.0, which of course I can't find on Redhat's ftp server and neither does LinuxISO.org have them. If anyone can point me to a source for RedHat 8.0 ISOs, or have another suggestion, I would greatly appreciate it. I find it highly ironic that it looks like it would be cheaper to use Solaris than Linux.. sigh. Below is a summary of newer Linux distros that Compaq supports: Caldera OL Server 3.1.1 (the hell if I install another SCO product, it's probably too old anyway, and they stopped selling Linux) SuSe Enterprise (costs as much as Windows Server, not downloadable) SuSe 7.2 Professional (can't find ISO's, and too old) SuSe 7.0 (can't find ISO's, and too old) RedHat Enterprise (costs as much as Windows Server, not downloadable. They seem to have some cheaper versions, but they're still minimum $200) -- Philip J. Koenig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Electric Kahuna Systems -- Computers & Communications for the New Millenium _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
