2009/9/19 Patrick Moelands <[log in to unmask]>:
> 2009/9/18 Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>:
>> The first alpha release for Scientific Linux 5.4 has been released for both
>> i386 and x86_64. This release has most of the new updated packages from The
>> Upstream Vendors Update 4.
>>
>> It will install, and it appears to work, but no major testing has been
>> done.

Another thing that came up where error messages with respect to a
Promise sata controller I used on my test machine.

After selecting language and keyboard, the system want to detect if
there is a previous version of SL installed. The installer gives the
following message: "/dev/mapper/pdc_bfgbdjjfhh: Device or address does
not exist". I am presented with two options: cancel or retry. When I
go for cancel, the installer moves on and gives almost instantly
another message: "/tmp/mapper/pdc_bfgbdjjfhh: Device or address does
not exist". Again, I chose cancel and then the installer continues
without a problem. Configuration of the partitions does not give me
another message and/or a problem. Installation goes flawless.

lspci gives:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Broadcom CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 05)
00:00.1 Host bridge: Broadcom CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 05)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21152 (rev 03)
00:02.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20319
(FastTrak S150 TX4) (rev 02)
00:03.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
00:03.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
00:03.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
00:04.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7850 (rev 03)
00:0f.0 ISA bridge: Broadcom OSB4 South Bridge (rev 4f)
00:0f.1 IDE interface: Broadcom OSB4 IDE Controller
01:04.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53C896/897 (rev 05)
01:04.1 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53C896/897 (rev 05)
01:05.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet
Pro 100 (rev 08)
01:06.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC
215IIC [Mach64 GT IIC] (rev 7a)
01:07.0 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Advanced System
Management Controller

Regards,
Patrick