Difference between revisions of "PowerEdge 1950 Debian install"

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= Updating firmware =
 
= Updating firmware =
 
= Debian Install image locations =
 
= Debian Install image locations =
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http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.3/amd64/iso-cd/debian-6.0.3-amd64-netinst.iso
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= non-Free firmware for Ethernet cards =
 
= 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.
 
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.

Revision as of 18:20, 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

http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.3/amd64/iso-cd/debian-6.0.3-amd64-netinst.iso

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.