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, 15:43, 23 March 2007Bugzilla:373
===Hardware===
===Hardware===
*Losing too many ticks*
*Losing too many ticks
A kernel bug with Athlon64 processors may cause the system to run slowly, possibly fixed with a later kernel
A kernel bug with Athlon64 processors may cause the system to run slowly, possibly fixed with a later kernel
*VGA problem with VIA EPIA board*
*VGA problem with VIA EPIA board
Once the installer loads the VGA display loses sync and it is impossible to read what is being displayed. There is a workaround, see this bug report for details: [[ Bugzilla:236 ]]
Once the installer loads the VGA display loses sync and it is impossible to read what is being displayed. There is a workaround, see this bug report for details: [[ Bugzilla:236 ]]
*Slow Disk Format*
*Slow Disk Format
Installing 2 discs as Primary and Secondary on the same IDE channel may cause
Installing 2 discs as Primary and Secondary on the same IDE channel may cause
slow formatting and is not a very good idea because:<br>
slow formatting and is not a very good idea because:<br>
*Realtek 8169 Ethernet is not recommended*
*Realtek 8169 Ethernet is not recommended
The driver included in ~CentOS 4.1 is out of date and has problems. See this bug listing for details, and please update the bug if you have a solution (i. e. updated drivers):
The driver included in ~CentOS 4.1 is out of date and has problems. See this bug listing for details, and please update the bug if you have a solution (i. e. updated drivers):
[[https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1293290&group_id=96750&atid=615772]]
[[https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1293290&group_id=96750&atid=615772]]
*3com 905 (Cyclone) Ethernet is not recommended*
*3com 905 (Cyclone) Ethernet is not recommended
This card is not detected
This card is not detected
*NVIDIA chipset with integrated ethernet is not recommended*
*NVIDIA chipset with integrated ethernet is not recommended
The ethernet device is recognized, and the right driver found, but it's
The ethernet device is recognized, and the right driver found, but it's
marked as a "Bridge", not as a network device.
marked as a "Bridge", not as a network device.
[[https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=615772&aid=1274199&group_id=96750]]
[[https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=615772&aid=1274199&group_id=96750]]
*aic7xxx driver hangs on installation boot**
*aic7xxx driver hangs on installation boot
On some Compaq Proliant servers (specifically an ML370 G2), & possibly others, the aic7xxx driver will hang if there is nothing connected to the adaptor or if it is not terminated correctly. On most Proliants you can tell the BIOS to not allocate an IRQ to the device which effectively disables it; the ML370 G2 uses an AIC-7899 chip on the motherboard. This problem also exists in the ~CentOS 4.3 base. SME 6.0 loads fine which would seem to indicate that the newer driver in ~CentOS 4.3 can't handle the older system (this Proliant is probably 5 years old).
On some Compaq Proliant servers (specifically an ML370 G2), & possibly others, the aic7xxx driver will hang if there is nothing connected to the adaptor or if it is not terminated correctly. On most Proliants you can tell the BIOS to not allocate an IRQ to the device which effectively disables it; the ML370 G2 uses an AIC-7899 chip on the motherboard. This problem also exists in the ~CentOS 4.3 base. SME 6.0 loads fine which would seem to indicate that the newer driver in ~CentOS 4.3 can't handle the older system (this Proliant is probably 5 years old). [[Bugzilla:373]]
*older sistems stop at reboot
*older sistems stop at reboot
