linux/Compaq Proliant 1850R __UPDATE: I gave up on installing linux on this machine. I could not get around the bad memory problem.__ \\ \\ __I went and bought a dual Xeon box and took the Compaq Smart Array 221 out of the proliant and into this box. All works wonderfully with Gentoo.__ - 2x 600PII CPUs - 1Gb RAM, - 4x 18Gb SCSIs, SmartArray 221 RAID, - 2x 1Gb network cards.\\ \\ Random Notes & Links during install:\\ \\ Compaq Proliant 1850R \\ http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliant1850r/index2.html\\ http://www.cpqlinux.com/linux.html\\ \\ Gentoo installation documentation:\\ http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=10380&highlight=compaq+raid\\ \\ To boot Gentoo LiveCD requires:\\ gentoo-nofb pci=noacpi noapic nousb nofirewire \\ \\ SmartArray 221 maintaince CD:\\ http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/storage/us/family/model/5147.html?submit.y=0&submit.x=0&lang=en&cc=us\\ SmartStart 5.50 didn't work, 5.40 did!\\ http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=830092\\ cpqarray is the correct kernel module for SmartArray221\\ \\ Second processor failing w/ "212 Processor failed":\\ http://www.cpqlinux.com/notes-unix.html\\ \\ Kernel Panic when using the disks:\\ http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0403.0/0100.html\\ http://www.van-dijk.net/mailarchive/cpqlin0006/0015.html\\ ended up being bad memory. Will run memtest86 and try BadMEM to workaround... 2005-05-26 21:14:27.0 2005-02-22 05:13:37.0