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Table 2. Troubleshooting charts (continued)
Device
Linux does not install from
the BladeCenter optical drive
or will not start afterward.
X does not start in Red Hat
7.3 when the blade server
does not own the KVM.
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Neither Red Hat Linux 7.3 nor SuSE Linux version 8.0 will install locally, although
Red Hat Linux might appear to install.
v If you try to install Red Hat Linux to the blade server IDE drive, Linux does not
install.
v If you try to install Red Hat Linux to the SCSI drive on a blade server expansion
unit, Linux appears to install but the operating system will not start properly.
v If you try to install SuSE Linux, Linux does not install.
Download the latest operating system installation instructions for your operating
system from the IBM Support Web page at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. The
necessary workaround is described in the instructions for your operating system.
The X Window does not start in a blade server if the blade server is not the current
owner of the keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM). Because the blade server does not
own the KVM, the X Window cannot find the mouse.
Depending on the Red Hat Linux kernel version, do one of the following:
v Red Hat Linux 7.3, kernels prior to 2.4.18-17.7.x, and Red Hat Advanced
Server kernels 2.1:
Add the following line to the /etc/modules.conf file.
alias char-major-13 mousedev
v Red Hat Linux 7.3, kernel 2.4.18-17.7.x or later:
Install the 2.4.18-17.7.x or later kernel errata, available from https://rhn.redhat.com/
errata/rh73-errata.html.