Difference between revisions of "PowerEdge 1950 Debian install"
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= IPMI = |
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= Updating firmware = |
= Updating firmware = |
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Revision as of 18:09, 21 January 2012
BIOS Settings
- Turn on virtualization
- Lots of options regarding console redirection over serial. Need to investigate.
IPMI
Updating firmware
Debian Install image locations
non-Free firmware for Ethernet cards
PowerEdge 1950 machines have 2 on-board Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet adapters. Firmware for adapters is non-free and must be loaded to perform the Debian installation.
An ISO image is available at http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/6.0.3/amd64/iso-cd/ which should include the bits necessary to use these adapters during the OS installation
http://wiki.debian.org/Firmware has a discussion of issues surrounding the non-free firmware needed by these systems and its use in Debian.