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Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions 141
A: Set the --serialcomm option value to enableconred. For example, syscfg
-serialcomm=enableconred.
Embedded Linux Questions
Q: After installing Linux, I am not able to boot to the utility partition by
pressing the F10 key during reboot.
A: Recreate the utility partition using the upinit.sh script and install grub in
the boot partition.
Q: When booting DTK through PXE, my system displays error messages,
unknown behavior, and also leads to a kernel panic sometimes. However,
booting from the CD causes no problems.
A: Ensure that you specify the correct RAMDISK size in the pxe config file
before booting through PXE. (A sample pxe config file is provided in
/mnt/cdrom/isolinux/isolinux.cfg.)
Q: What is the version of the Linux kernel used?
A: The Linux kernel is derived from 2.6.9-42. The RPMs for the Linux kernel
is available on /mnt/cdrom/RPMs
.
Q: Can I use a 2.5 Linux kernel?
A: Yes. You could integrate DTK tools into your own embedded Linux. See
"Deployment Using Customized Embedded Linux."
Q: Can we use the same sample scripts that we have from earlier versions of
DTK?
A: The scripts written for the previous versions (2.x) of DTK will not work in
DTK 3.x versions for embedded Linux. See the directory
/opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts for the sample scripts.
Q: After I install a legacy operating system on a newer Dell system, the Linux
kernel does not boot and panics.
A: After installing the initial ramdisk image, you could install the driver or
you could update to a newer version of the kernel.
Q: After DTK deployment is complete, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
installation keeps going into attended mode or halts with the message
ks.cfg not found.