Owner's Manual

Installation Instructions and Important Information 9
Incorrect CPU Core Information is Displayed on Systems Running
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
If your system is configured with Intel
®
72XX processors, the
/proc/cpuinfo command displays incorrect number of cores.
A fix for this issue will be available in a future update of SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9.
Linux Enumeration of NICs
Linux operating system versions that use the udev kernel device manager may
enumerate the NICs differently than earlier Linux versions, which used the
devfs device manager. Although this does not affect system functionality,
when using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 operating systems, NIC1 may be
configured as eth1 rather than as eth0, and NIC2 as eth0. For more
information and to find methods of changing the default device
enumerations, see White Papers at linux.dell.com.
USB Subsystem not Functional With More Than 2.5 GB of RAM
If you use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on a system with more than 2.5 GB
of RAM, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports might not function correctly,
and the operating system may display uchi_hcd error messages on the screen
and in the system logs. In this case, the USB memory keys, the USB
CD-ROM drives, and the USB diskette drives do not work with the system.
This occurs due to a kernel bug in the USB subsystem code. This issue is
resolved in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (Service Pack [SP] 1) (2.6.5-7.139
kernel) and later.
System Hang When Running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on
SATA Systems With More Than 3 GB of RAM
Systems may experience kernel panics under stress if they run on SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9 with SATA disk drives that are attached to 32-bit-capable
disk controllers (such as the Intel ICH5, ICH6, and ICH7), onboard SATA
controllers (using the ata_piix driver), and the cost effective RAID controller
serial advanced technology attachment (CERC SATA) 6ch RAID cards
(using the aacraid driver). This may cause potential loss of data.
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