[Preston] Linux on Compaq Proliant server

[Garry Taylor]

I have recently bought an old Compaq Proliant server and am unable to
install any of about 8 versions of linux on it. Win98 and WinXP pro
works fine on it.
Spec
====
2 processors
1Gb Ram, 3 Ultra-wide SCSI HDD's
   (2 set up as a RAID drive), 
IDE CD-ROM, 
floppy, 
 
Suse 7.0 
Morphix (bootable cd O/S)       These all crash with "kernal panic"
Knoppix (bootable cd O/S)
 
Fedora 3 (Redhat)
Mandrake 9.1          These all stop install with a message "unable to
find CD-ROM", although they 
Mandrake 9.2          were installed from CD. These all ask for an
"Additional Drivers Floppy" early 
Mandrake 10.0         into install.
Mandrake 10.1
 
I have tried all the floppy images that are on the cd's, and non of them
seem to be suitable. 
I have searched the internet for where to get the floppy from, but so
far am non the wiser. I think it might be something to do with the SCSI
drives, but I'm not sure. I have been thinking of installing an IDE HDD
and removing the SCSI drives, just to prove the point, and for testing.
 
Help. Have you any ideas?
 
Many thanks


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