Intel S5000XSL Specification Update - Page 27

Embedded Server RAID Technology II enabled - driver

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Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 32. PS/2 keyboards and mice may stop functioning after Red Hat* Enterprise Linux is installed Problem After installing Red Hat* Enterprise Linux on a system with BIOS release R0045, the PS/2 keyboard and mouse stop working; however, USB keyboards and mice work fine. Implication If a PS/2 keyboard and mouse are installed, users cannot use the Linux operating system. Status This erratum is fixed in BIOS release R0054 and later release. Workaround If the user goes into the BIOS setup and disables port 60/64 emulation, PS/2 keyboards and mice will continue to work. If USB keyboards and mice are used, the user should enable port 60/64 emulation. 33. HSC and LCP updates may take a long time Problem The Hot Swap Controller (HSC) and Intel® Local Control Panel (LCP) updates may take a long time. The time to complete each update may exceed 30 minutes. Implication Updating HSC and LCP may teak a long time. Status This erratum may be fixed in a future firmware revision. Workaround None. 34. SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server may not install successfully with Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II enabled Problem If SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server is being installed with Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II enabled, the RAID array may not be detected after the driver is loaded, which results in an installation failure. Implication The AHCI module inside the operating system is loaded prior to the third party driver, and therefore may take control of the RAID controller. This results in an installation failure. Status Users cannot load a third party RAID driver and the AHCI driver simultaneously in SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server; doing so may cause installation failures. Workaround The "brokenmodule-ahci" command can prevent AHCI from loading during 19

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Monthly Specification Update
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing
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32.
PS/2 keyboards and mice may stop functioning after Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux is installed
Problem
After installing Red Hat* Enterprise Linux on a system with BIOS release
R0045, the PS/2 keyboard and mouse stop working; however, USB keyboards
and mice work fine.
Implication
If a PS/2 keyboard and mouse are installed, users cannot use the Linux
operating system.
Status
This erratum is fixed in BIOS release R0054 and later release.
Workaround
If the user goes into the BIOS setup and disables port 60/64 emulation, PS/2
keyboards and mice will continue to work. If USB keyboards and mice are used,
the user should enable port 60/64 emulation.
33.
HSC and LCP updates may take a long time
Problem
The Hot Swap Controller (HSC) and Intel
®
Local Control Panel (LCP) updates
may take a long time. The time to complete each update may exceed 30
minutes.
Implication
Updating HSC and LCP may teak a long time.
Status
This erratum may be fixed in a future firmware revision.
Workaround
None.
34.
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server may not install successfully with Intel®
Embedded Server RAID Technology II enabled
Problem
If SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server is being installed with Intel
®
Embedded Server
RAID Technology II enabled, the RAID array may not be detected after the
driver is loaded, which results in an installation failure.
Implication
The AHCI module inside the operating system is loaded prior to the third party
driver, and therefore may take control of the RAID controller. This results in an
installation failure.
Status
Users cannot load a third party RAID driver and the AHCI driver simultaneously
in SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server; doing so may cause installation failures.
Workaround
The “brokenmodule-ahci” command can prevent AHCI from loading during