Table 2. Troubleshooting charts (continued)
Device
Suggested action
Linux does not install from
the BladeCenter optical drive
or will not start afterward.
Neither Red Hat Linux 7.3 nor SuSE Linux version 8.0 will install locally, although
Red Hat Linux might appear to install.
v
If you try to install Red Hat Linux to the blade server IDE drive, Linux does not
install.
v
If you try to install Red Hat Linux to the SCSI drive on a blade server expansion
unit, Linux appears to install but the operating system will not start properly.
v
If you try to install SuSE Linux, Linux does not install.
Download the latest operating system installation instructions for your operating
system from the IBM Support Web page at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. The
necessary workaround is described in the instructions for your operating system.
X does not start in Red Hat
7.3 when the blade server
does not own the KVM.
The X Window does not start in a blade server if the blade server is not the current
owner of the keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM). Because the blade server does not
own the KVM, the X Window cannot find the mouse.
Depending on the Red Hat Linux kernel version, do one of the following:
v
Red Hat Linux 7.3, kernels prior to 2.4.18-17.7.x, and Red Hat Advanced
Server kernels 2.1:
Add the following line to the
/etc/modules.conf
file.
alias char-major-13 mousedev
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Red Hat Linux 7.3, kernel 2.4.18-17.7.x or later:
Install the 2.4.18-17.7.x or later kernel errata, available from https://rhn.redhat.com/
errata/rh73-errata.html.
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