IBM Type 1881, Type 8677 manual Server kernels, Red Hat Linux 7.3, kernel 2.4.18-17.7.x or later

Table 2. Troubleshooting charts (continued)

Device	Suggested action
Linux does not install from	Neither Red Hat Linux 7.3 nor SuSE Linux version 8.0 will install locally, although
the BladeCenter optical drive	Red Hat Linux might appear to install.
or will not start afterward.	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.
X does not start in Red Hat	The X Window does not start in a blade server if the blade server is not the current
7.3 when the blade server	owner of the keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM). Because the blade server does not
does not own the KVM.	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.

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