Owner's Manual

8 Installation Instructions and Important Information
Important Information
This section contains information about software fixes, problems you might
encounter, and other information for using SUSE Linux on your Dell system.
Systems Configured With an nVidia Chipset Fail to Boot
If your system is configured with an nVidia chipset, it fails to boot. The Linux
kernel does not recognize the nVidia PCI Interrupt router device and cannot
route interrupts properly in PIC mode. To work around this issue, use apic
on the command line while booting.
A fix for this issue will be available in a future update of SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9.
SATA Optical Drives Not Supported With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP 3 and earlier does not support SATA
optical devices as the default driver (2.6.5-7.244 kernel) does not detect these
devices. When you try to install operating system using SATA optical drives,
the following error messages may appear:
Could not find the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
Installation CD. Activating manual setup program.
OR
Unable to mount the CD-ROM
To workaround this issue, perform one of the following:
•Use the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility media to install the
operating system. The
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility media is
shipped along with your system and you can also download the media
image from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com . The SATA
optical drive is not detected by the operating system during and after the
boot process.
• Install the operating system through network.
• Install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4.
Device driver support for the SATA optical drives have been included in
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SP4 and later.
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