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Recent content by Grumpy_Old_Engineer

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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    I already have Cockpit installed and running.... still finding out what I can do with it. I'm going to leave any Docker stuff on the Synology.
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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    I don't have that file jim@ss4200e:~$ cd / jim@ss4200e:/$ sudo find | grep menu.lst <nothing> Edited /etc/default/grub per your instructions, and added menu capability so I can get to recovery mode to fix any grub oops-es (learned that one the hard way) jim@ss4200e:/$ cat /etc/default/grub # If...
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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    If this helps.... jim@ss4200e:/$ sudo find |grep inittab ./usr/share/vim/vim91/syntax/inittab.vim ./usr/share/terminfo/a/ansi+inittabs jim@ss4200e:/$ sudo find |grep ttyS0.conf <nothing> jim@ss4200e:/etc/default$ cat grub # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update #...
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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    jim@ss4200e:~$ cat /proc/cmdline BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.8.0-55-generic root=UUID=b426a16e-0b7a-4447-bb57-e6e023b02777 ro
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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    Let's start with the fact that I haven't made any changes to /etc/init.d/ yet, so I can always reboot and start over from a known state. Wyse, VT220, I'm actually using PuTTY on a Windows PC via a USB to RS232 dongle. The dongle and PuTTY work and are configured correctly - I can use it to...
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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    Do I really need to revert to using a graphics card to fix this? That would involve disconnecting a raid drive (all to be safe), moving the boot SSD to a native SATA port, disconnecting the PCIE-to-SATA adapter card, and then connecting the graphics card to the PCIe port. I'm ok with the need...
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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    Before the power supply died I had always used this SS4200E with the OEM OS (EMC Retrospect) running on the OEM 256MB IDE DOM, and a 4-disk raid 5 array. I've learned over the years to keep my OS and data separate, and since I really wanted to stick with the 4-disk raid 5, I had to find...
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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    This blog you referenced earlier says that the SS4200E uses an Intel 945GZ chipset. Intel's spec sheet says that the 82945GZ can only use 2GB, but that the 82945G can use 4GB. I recall that there were different flavors of this sever sold, and it's possible that different flavors came with...
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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    I really do understand the issue with "old". I'm not just grumpy, I'm also cheap in that I'd rather solve a problem with what I have, instead of just buying something new. I've read about the PATA/IDE issues, but I've also seen comments that seem to indicate that Linux distros might be able to...
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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    Thanks, but.... I had considered that this might be the case so I tried building both the OMV and Debian bootable USBs on a Dell Optiplex Micro 7020. I built the installation USBs on a Windows 11 PC using Rufus and they ran just fine on the Optiplex. I removed all other storage from the...
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    Intel SS4200-E Lives Again

    History – I’ve been lurking here for a while, and I just can’t find what I need, so it’s time to ask for help. I’ve got one of the Fujitsu branded servers bought new way back when When I bought it I installed (4) 750G Seagate Barracuda HDDs and a console port dongle When I had a drive failure...
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