FC2 on HP Proliant Servers - drivers, etc..

[Mike Kercher]

Kevin F. Berrien wrote:
> Well, how much of it all is kernel drivers?  Like the nic would be,
> etc...  I would have no idea of things like thermal control, if
> they'd be in the kernel, perhaps they  are.  I'd hate to start right
> off the bat with FC1 as its now no longer supported.   
> 
> I'm guessing I'll just have to bite the bullet, install FC2 and see
> what happens.  We already have a DL320, and the fans at full speed
> (at start of boot) are bruttle on the ears.  
> 
> Somehow I see this as an ongoing problem.  Those of us who don't need
> the fully supported Suse or RH Enterprise versions, and are looking
> for low cost alternatives (I'm in public education - where there is
> NO   
> money) will have these kind of problems with drivers.
> 

You know, Redhat has educational pricing where you can get RHAS for $50 and
RHWS for $25.  This includes a year of RHN updates.  Not that much to spend
really if you can afford $50.

Mike