I don't really have an answer for you, but I wanted to mention that if you run a non-RHEL kernel,the applications that are only supported on RHEL may not work or be supported...
Kevin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Edgecombe Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 6:04 AM To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list Subject: [rhelv5-list] Need reboot=pci boot parameter in RHEL5.4 Hi everyone, I have to make RHEL5.4 work on the new 22" Apple iMac's and set up a whole computer lab full of them (~20 machines). My problem is that the system will hang when rebooting right when the system should reset. To reset the machine, the power button must be used. I use kickstart to deploy our machines, so this reboot issue is a deal-breaker. Through my own testing, I have found that the reboot=pci kernel boot option will enable reboots to work properly, but that option only exists in kernels newer than that included in RHEL5.4. I see my options as patching the kernel or running a fedora/mainline kernel. Patching isn't easy because the reboot=pci feature is in the kernel 10 versions newer than RHEL5.4 and there is significant divergence, and I'm not much of a kernel developer. I'm not sure what trials lie with running a fedora kernel. I can't switch from RHEL because we have lots of commercial applications that would not support ubuntu or fedora. BTW, are there any guide or tool that help with upgrading the kernel in the RHEL5 install? Alternatively, can I use a Fedora installer to install RHEL5? I'm look for any tools or information that might help. I'm wondering if there are any solutions that I haven't thought of. Is anyone else running a non-RHEL kernel on RHEL5? If so, what has been your experience? FYI, I confirmed that reboot=pci is the fix by using the Ubuntu Karmic install/live CD. According to dmidecode, the iMac product name is "iMac10,1". Thanks, Jason _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
