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LPe12000/2 Drivers Fail To Install Under SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 4

Description Driver build/installation fails for devices LPe12000 and LPe12002 while using DKMS version 2.2.0.1-1 in

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 4 Operating System. You may see a part or all of the following

sample error message:

Unable to load DKMS tarball/usr/share/be2iscsi/be2iscsi-

<ver>.tar.gzerror: %post(be2iscsi-4.0.323.0-1dkms.x86-64) scriptlet

failed, exit status 2

You must be using DKMS 2.1.0.0 or later to support binaries only

distribution specific archives

corrupt distribution specific archive

Workaround Use dkms 2.0.x.

Cause Incompatible syntax in spec and makefile causes the dkms 2.2.x version installation to fail.

Installation Of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 4 Fails With ACPI Exception

Description The boot process of the installation on your system stops with the following message:

"ACPI Exception (utmutex-0257): AE_TIME, Thread 0 could not acquire

Mutex [8] [20060127]"

Workaround Abort the installation and retry. After the installation is complete, update your operating system to the

latest maintenance kernel (version 2.6.16.60-0.91.1 or higher), which includes a fix for this behavior. For

more information, see TID

7009309

at novell.com/support.

NOTE: The kernel/boot failure happens once in five attempts.

NOTE: The issue may occur frequently if you are performing the installation through SBUU.

Error Message On Starting IPMI Drivers While Installing OMSA

Description On starting IPMI service on Dell PowerEdge R620, T620, M620, R720, and R720xd systems, the system log

displays the following message:

Could not enable interrupts, failed set, using polled mode.

Although the message indicates the operating system is in the polling mode, the Linux driver continues

to work in the interrupt mode.

Workaround This is working as designed. This will be addressed in a later version of the iDRAC firmware.

Assigning iSCSI LUN Target To Intel Niantic Stops The Operating System Booting

Description When attempting to install the operating system on iSCSI Logical Unit Numbers (LUN) with the Intel 10G

network controller card(Intel card X520 and Intel Ethernet X520-DA2 Server Adapter), the system stops

responding at the boot screen (after POST).

Workaround Disable the local storage controller from the BIOS menu and then proceed with the iSCSI based

installation.