[Server-devel] XS software compatibility question

[Steve Holton]

Are the keyboards USB or PS/2?

Have you any way (perhaps by navigating the BIOS setup screens) to
verify basic communication with the keyboards?


On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Berkowitz Andrew (Project Connect)
<ABerkowitz at schools.nyc.gov> wrote:
> I tried stock Fedora 7.
>
> It still hangs. It hangs after being prompted for the keyboard language.
> That is exactly where it hung using the OLPC installer.
>
> There is no problem seeing the drives. I was able to change the
> partition table using Gparted. So I don't think the problem is RAID
> controller compatibility.
>
> I've tried several different keyboards. The keyboards seem to work fine.
> But the system hangs after being asked for the keyboard type (language).
>
> Any suggestions.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Watlington [mailto:wad at laptop.org]
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 1:07 PM
> To: Berkowitz Andrew (Project Connect)
> Cc: John Watlington; Martin Langhoff; kim at laptop.org; server-devel
> Subject: Re: XS software compatibility question
>
>
> Can you try installing stock Fedora 7 on them ?
>
> I suspect that the disk drive controllers are too new for Fedora7...
>
> wad
>
> On May 19, 2008, at 11:14 AM, Berkowitz Andrew (Project Connect) wrote:
>
>> We received the new servers for the pilot school.
>>
>> However, I think there may be a compatibility issue.
>>
>> When the installer reaches the blue screen  (olpc-install), the
>> machine just hangs. <ctrl><alt><del>, the server reboots. Nothing else
>
>> I've pressed does anything. I did try another keyboard with the same
>> results.
>>
>> This server is LINUX compatible and can be shipped from the factory
>> with LINUX.
>>
>> It is a Dell 300 with
>> 2 Gig RAM
>> Dual 500Gig drives with RAID-1.
>> Dell SAS 6 Host Bus Adapter BIOS
>> MTPBIOS 6.14.10.00 (2007.09.29)
>>
>> Do you have any suggestions?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>> Andrew Berkowitz
>> DOE
>> 2 MetroTech Center, Suite 3900
>> Brooklyn, NY 11201
>> aberkowitz at schools.nyc.gov
>> 718-935-5471
>>
>>
>
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