[WBEL-users] Re: Respin 1 x86_64 install kernel

[John Morris]

Sorry about the lag.....

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Robert wrote:

> It seems that while installing the x86_64 version of Respin 1, the kernel
> will report itself (via uname -r) as being '2.4.21-15.EL' which is the same
> thing that the 'UP' kernel reports after installation. I believe it should
> be reporting '2.4.21-15.ELBOOT'. This is causing some driver disks (such as
> 3Ware's) to not work during the install process.

Nope, no -BOOT kernel for x86_64.  The initial version from RH? and the
contrib WBEL used the i386 BOOT kernel but by Respin 1 (roughly equal to 
RH's Update2) the full ia32e kernel is used.  Guess there isn't much point 
in using a feature reduced kernel on a 64bit platform.  And since the 
ia32e kernel will boot on an AMD machine and the x86_64 kernel won't boot 
on an Intel CPU, the ia32e kernel is used instead of the usual x86_64.

So put the ia32e module on a copy of the driver disc and see if that 
works.

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