Winnie Lacesso wrote: > Greetings, > > We'll buy server hardware soon to run a critical app that requires SL3. > Upgrade to SL4 later is probably a go, but initially it must be SL3. If your new CPU supports virtualisation, then running SL3 in a virtual machine under SL5 changes the question quite a deal, and may also give you the option of running additional loads (including Windows if needed). > > So SL308 would load with 2.4.21-47.0.1.ELsmp & yum update to > 2.4.21-50.ELsmp. > > The hardware may have Tyan S2925G2NR mobo which has nvidia nForce Pro 3400 > chipset, with nvidia MCP55 SATA controller. > > Some hunting shows: > > . SL3.0.8 release notes: Nvidia Nforce(motherboard chipset) drivers: > IDE is supported. NO SUPPORT for ethernet, audio, sata. > > That sounds bad. But: > > . "Newer NVIDIA chipsets are AHCI, and use the ahci driver not sata_nv" > . both sata_nv & ahci drivers in SL3 > . both sata_nv & ahci driver said "production" maturity > . "libata AHCI driver ahci became available starting 2.4.29-preX ..." > (that's later than SL308 kernel) > > Questions: > > . would the version of the ahci driver in SL3 be older than the version in > SL4? > > . If it is older, would an older ahci driver version in SL3 have any > problem driving the nvidia MCP55 (or possibly even newer if a newer mobo) > SATA controller? > > . If ahci can't or won't, will SL3 understand to use sata_nv driver > instead? > And would sata_nv have any problem driving the nvidia MCP55 (or possibly > even newer if a newer mobo) SATA controller? > > > many many thanks > -- Cheers John -- spambait [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Please do not reply off-list