[Gllug] Linux on a Compaq AP400

[Simon Wilcox]

All,

I've just acquired a Compaq AP400 workstation that I'm planning to use for 
my main office desktop. Spec is dual PIII/600, 256Mb RAM, 9Gb SCSI HDD.

I have two hardware related problems that perhaps someone can shed some 
light on:

1. It seems very flaky with both processors in. I suspect a slightly dodgy 
PSU but has anyone seen similar behaviour and can they confirm the 
diagnosis ?

2. I've installed redhat 8, just for a look at bluecurve (it looks 
fantastic btw :) but whenever I do a reboot or a power off it refuses to 
restart properly. The Ethernet card, which is normally actice all the time 
the power cord is in for the Wake-on-Lan functionality goes off and won't 
restart. Secondly the SCSI controller refuses to re-initialise. Again, has 
anyone seen similar behaviour and/or know of a fix ? There's a thread in 
linux.redhat.install [1] which talks a about a very similar set of 
symptoms but there was no resolution.

Thanks,

Simon.

[1] http://makeashorterlink.com/?S2D951B22

 


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