[KLUG Hardware] re: New install with odd results.

[Jeremy Leonard]

The array controler is a Compaq Smart 221 Array  Controler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeremy Leonard" <lists at elite4god.com>
To: "List for hardware discussions." <hardware at kalamazoolinux.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [KLUG Hardware] re: New install with odd results.


> It's a Compaq Proliant 1600 with a Compaq Smart Array Controler. I don't
> know the model number off the top of my head. I'll get it though.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Williams" <knightperson at zuzax.com>
> To: <hardware at kalamazoolinux.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 4:34 PM
> Subject: [KLUG Hardware] re: New install with odd results.
>
>
> >
> > >From: "Jeremy Leonard" <lists at elite4god.com>
> > >Subject: [KLUG Hardware] New install with odd results.
> > >
> > >I've been trying to install Linux on a server I just aquired.
> > >550mhz PIII
> > >512mb ram
> > >4 9gb hardware raid5
> > >
> > >Anyway, here's whats happening:
> > >
> > >The install will work fine If I don't let it wait for long at any of
the
> prompts.
> > >
> > >Once it's installed it will boot up just fine with no errors.
> > >
> > >Once the system is up however it starts to leak memory. It does this
> until the system runs out of memory.
> > >
> > >I've configured 2gb of swap and it just fills it up.
> > >
> > >If I load top and watch it's a different process each time.
> > >Sometimes init.
> > >Sometimes gpm.
> > >Sometime yast.
> > >It always happens and it starts imediatly. I've tried both Runlevel 3
and
> 5.
> > >I've tried Redhat 9, SUSE 9,9.1 and Suse Enterprise 8.0.
> > >Same results on all distros.
> > >
> > >I'm starting to think it may be a hardware issue however this system
runs
> NetWare 6.5 and WIndows 2000/2003 servers just fine.
> > >
> > >Any ideas?
> > >
> > >Jeremy Leonard
> > >
> > >
> > OK, that's officially weird.  Wild guess:  a flaky RAID card driver.  Or
> > maybe something strange in a kernel optimization for the motherboard
> > chipset.  How about some more details like motherboard, RAID card, and
> such?
> >
> >
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