HP Workstation xw8000 User manual

HP Workstations User Manual for Linux
A collection of installation, configuration, and setup papers
Part Number 364387-001
October 2006 Edition

Contents
Chapter 1: Overview of the HP Installer Kit for Linux
Chapter 2: Obtaining the HP Installer Kit for Linux from the HP Support Website
Chapter 3: Installing with the HP Installer Kit for Linux
Chapter 4: HP Release Notes for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
Chapter 5: Setting Up Large Memory Configurations
Chapter 6: Enabling Hyper-Threading Technology
Chapter 7: Setting Up Multi-Monitor Configurations
Chapter 8: Using your HP 16X DVD Burner
Chapter 9: Enabling IEEE-1394 on HP Linux Workstations
Chapter 10: Introducing HP 64-bit Linux Workstations
Chapter 11: FAQ for HP 64-bit Linux Workstations
Chapter 12: Software RAID
Chapter 13: Multi-user Support (several Xservers)
Chapter 14: Immersive Linux Visualization

Overview of the HP Installer Kit for Linux
Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Supported Operating Systems ............................................................................................................... 2
HP Installer CDs................................................................................................................................... 2
HP Driver CDs ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Links................................................................................................................................................... 3

Summary
This document provides an overview of the HP Installer Kit. For specific information on how to install
Linux, refer to Installing with the HP Installer Kit for Linux.
Use this document with the Hardware Support Matrix for HP Linux Workstations and HP Installer
CDs/HP Driver CDs, which can be found at www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix.
Supported Operating Systems
HP supports multiple versions of Red Hat® Linux on HP Pentium® 4 and Xeon® Workstations. The
supported versions include Red Hat Linux 7.2, Red Hat Linux 7.3, Red Hat Linux 8.0, Red Hat Linux 9,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4.
To provide flexibility in installing the Red Hat OS version of your choice, HP has created Installer CDs
and Driver CDs. These CDs are included in the HP Linux Installer Kit, and the CD images (ISOs) for
these CDs can be downloaded from the HP support website at www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport.
The Installer Kit does not include the OS, so the customer also needs to download from the web or
purchase a Red Hat box-set with the desired Red Hat version to be used with the Installer CD or the
Driver CD. To view the current Installation Support Matrix for HP Linux Workstations and the
supported configurations and operating systems, go to www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix.
HP Installer CDs
The HP Installer Kit includes an Installer CD or a Driver CD, which are based on the needs of a
particular installation, for each supported Red Hat release. An Installer CD is provided for a Red Hat
version when the amount of HP-added content to support HP Workstations is substantial or critical to
Linux boot/operation. Older versions of Red Hat Linux typically do not work without altering the most
current version of HP Workstation hardware because new components, such as network cards, sound
cards and SCSI adapters, require newer device drivers than what was released when the box-set was
created. Often, the box-set kernel does not boot because of this issue. To get around this situation, the
Installer CD provides additional and updated critical drivers and Errata for the HP Workstation
hardware used during installation and installed in the final image on the hard drive.
The Installer CD is used as the first CD for installing Red Hat Linux box-sets. To install the box-set,
insert this CD first and reboot the HP Workstation. This starts the Anaconda, the familiar Red Hat
Installer. All the HP-added content is in the /NEW_DRIVERS directory on the CD and can be used by
customers to build their own image or to browse the HP-added content.
HP Driver CDs
HP provides a Driver CD for a Red Hat version when the amount of HP-added content for drivers and
other software packages (called RPMS) is small and not as critical as when HP provides an Installer
CD. The more recent versions of Red Hat Linux include the most current device drivers and typically
only require driver updates with minor fixes to support HP Workstations. These recent releases can
usually be supported using the Driver CD. This Driver CD can be used as a post-install utility for the
standard Red Hat install. After the standard Red Hat install is complete and the system is rebooted, a
Red Hat utility called “first-boot” is invoked that allows the user to set up the security level, time and
date, root password, user accounts, and other settings. The last thing that first-boot allows the user to
do is to load additional CDs.
The Driver CD is designed to use during this additional CD phase. (Refer to Installing with the HP
Installer Kit for Linux. ) All the HP-added content is in the /HP directory on the CD and can be used by
customers to build their own image or to browse the HP content.
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Links
HP Workstations Linux Home Page:
http://www.hp.com/linux
HP Workstations Home Page
http://www.hp.com/workstations
Hardware support matrix for HP xw Linux Workstations
http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix
HP User Manual for HP xw Linux Workstations
http://www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual
For additional information on HP products and services, visit us at:
http://www.hp.com/
For the location of the nearest sales office, call:
United States: [phone]
Canada: [phone]
Japan: [phone]
Latin America: [phone]
Australia/New Zealand: [phone]
Asia Pacific: [phone]
Europe/Africa/Middle East: [phone]
For more information, contact any of our worldwide sales offices or HP Channel Partners (in the U.S.
call 1 800 637 7740).
© 2004-2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for
HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as
constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Intel, Xeon, Intel Inside and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
countries.
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Obtaining the HP Installer Kit for Linux from the HP Support
Website
Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Obtaining the appropriate ISOs in the HP Installer Kit for Linux ................................................................. 4
Links................................................................................................................................................... 6

Summary
The HP Installer Kit for Linux assists customers installing Red Hat® Linux on HP Workstations. The kit
provides updated drivers, tools, and operating system errata to enable HP hardware with various
Linux Operating System Versions.
This document details the CDs (ISOs) contained in the HP Installer Kit for Linux, the supported
platforms, and how to download the CDs (ISO0s) from the HP support website.
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Table 1-1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supported Hardware Platforms
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (AMD64/ EM64T)
Current Version
(on HP Website)
Supported Red
Hat Update
Supported HW
Platforms
CDs (ISOs) in the HP Installer Kit for
Linux
Update 1 Rev. A Update 1 xw4200, xw4300,
xw6200, xw8200,
and xw9300
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4
HP Installer Kit for Linux—Red Hat Drivers Disk
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Update 2 Rev. A Update 2 xw4200, xw4300,
xw6200, xw8200,
and xw9300
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Update 3 Rev. A Update 3 xw4300, xw6200,
xw6400, xw8200,
xw8400, and
xw9300
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Update 4 Rev. A Update 4 xw4300, xw4400,
xw6200, xw6400,
xw8200, xw8400,
xw9300, and
xw9400
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (AMD64/ EM64T)
Current Version
(on HP Website)
Supported Red
Hat Update
Supported HW
Platforms
CDs (ISOs) in the HP Installer Kit for
Linux
Update 1 Rev. B Update 1 xw4100, xw6000,
and xw8000
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Update 2 Rev. A Update 2 xw4200, xw6200,
and xw8200
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 3
HP Installer Kit for Linux—Red Hat Drivers Disk
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Update 4 Rev. A Update 4 xw4200, xw6200,
xw8200, and
xw9300
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Update 5 Rev. B
Update 5 Rev. A
Update 5 xw4200, xw4300,
xw6200, xw8200,
and xw9300
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 3
HP Installer Kit for Linux—Red Hat Drivers Disk
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Update 5 Rev. B Update 6 xw4200, xw4300,
xw6200, xw8200,
and xw9300
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Update 7 Rev. B Update 7 xw4300, xw6200,
xw6400, xw8200,
xw8400, and
xw9300
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Update 8 Rev. A Update 8 xw4300, xw4400,
xw6200, xw6400,
xw8200, xw8400,
xw9300, and
xw9400
HP Installer Kit for Linux—HP Driver CD for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 3
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Red Hat Linux 9
Current Version Supported HW
Platforms
CDs (ISOs) in the HP Installer Kit for Linux
B Rev. 0 xw4100, xw6000,
and xw8000
HP Installer Kit for Linux—Installer CD for Red Hat 9
Red Hat Linux 8.0
Current Version Supported HW
Platforms
CDs (ISOs) in the HP Installer Kit for Linux
B Rev. 0 xw4100, xw6000,
and xw8000
HP Installer Kit for Linux—Installer CD for Red Hat 8.0
Red Hat Linux 7.3
Current Version Supported HW
Platforms
CDs (ISOs) in the HP Installer Kit for Linux
B Rev. 0 xw4100, xw6000,
and xw8000
HP Installer Kit for Linux—Installer CD for Red Hat 7.3
E Rev. 0 xw4200, xw6200,
and xw8200
HP Installer Kit for Linux—Installer CD for Red Hat 7.3
Red Hat Linux 7.2
Current Version Supported HW
Platforms
CDs (ISOs) in the HP Installer Kit for Linux
B Rev. 0 xw4100, xw6000,
and xw8000
HP Installer Kit for Linux—Installer CD for Red Hat 7.2
E Rev. 0 xw4200, xw6200,
and xw8200
HP Installer Kit for Linux—Installer CD for Red Hat 7.2
Obtaining the appropriate ISOs in the HP Installer Kit for
Linux
1. Open a browser and go to http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport.
2. Select your workstation model from Table 1-1.
3. In the “Tasks for…” section, click download drivers and software.
4. Select your Operating System from table
5. In the “Quick jump to downloads by category” section, click Software.
6. Download the ISO title from the Table 1-1 for the desired revision.
7. Optional: Create Source DVD.
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NOTE: The Source DVD provides source for the drivers and internal Linux tools used on the
Installation CDs, and most customers never need to use it.
a. Download Source DVD ISOs from any Linux OS page.
–HP Installer Kit for Linux—Source DVD; Part 1
–HP Installer Kit for Linux—Source DVD; Part 2
–HP Installer Kit for Linux—Source DVD; Part 3
–HP Installer Kit for Linux—Source DVD; Part 4
–HP Installer Kit for Linux—Source DVD; Part 5
b. Untar the ISOs (e.g. untar –zxf “filename”).
c. Cat the output of untar (e.g. cat srcDVD_3.2.part1.iso srcDVD_3.2.part2.iso
srcDVD_3.2.part3.iso srcDVD_3.2.part4.iso srcDVD_3.2.part5.iso > srcDVD_3.2.iso).
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Links
HP Workstations Linux Home Page:
http://www.hp.com/linux
HP Workstations Home Page
http://www.hp.com/workstations
Hardware support matrix for HP xw Linux Workstations
http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix
HP User Manual for HP xw Linux Workstations
http://www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual
For additional information on HP products and services, visit us at:
http://www.hp.com/
For the location of the nearest sales office, call:
United States: [phone]
Canada: [phone]
Japan: [phone]
Latin America: [phone]
Australia/New Zealand: [phone]
Asia Pacific: [phone]
Europe/Africa/Middle East: [phone]
For more information, contact any of our worldwide sales offices or HP Channel Partners (in the U.S.
call 1 800 637 7740).
© 2004-2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only
warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing
herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions
contained herein.
Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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Installing with the HP Installer Kit for Linux
Installing with HP Installer CDs .............................................................................................................. 2
Installing with HP Driver CDs................................................................................................................. 3
Warranty............................................................................................................................................ 3
Platform Support.................................................................................................................................. 3
Localization ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Graphics ............................................................................................................................................ 4
System RAM........................................................................................................................................ 4
Network Cards.................................................................................................................................... 4
Links................................................................................................................................................... 5

Installing with HP Installer CDs
To install with the Installer CD:
1. Insert the HP Installer CD into the CD-ROM tray.
2. Reboot your workstation from the Installer CD.
3. Select the option for loading Linux that best suits your needs:
–“gui” for a custom install leveraging all software packages (called RPMS) needed to enable your
HP hardware.
WARNING: This erases your hard disk and rewrites new disk partitions.
–“install” for an HP identified install leveraging all RPMS needed to enable your hardware as well
as specific RPMS identified to optimize your HP Workstation experience.
–“recover” for a fully automated, HP identified install that leverages the maximum amount of HP
engineering.
WARNING: This erases your hard disk and rewrites new disk partitions.
4. Insert the Linux operating system CDs from the Red Hat® box-set as prompted.
5. Continue following prompts until the operating system is successfully installed.
6. The parameters entered during the X configuration step of the install are replaced by HP defaults
when the accelerated graphics drivers are installed.
After the installation is complete, the installed system can be rebooted for the first time. The installed
image contains the Red Hat box-set image plus HP-added RPMS to ensure proper operation on HP
Workstations.
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Installing with HP Driver CDs
To install with the HP Driver CD:
1. Install the operation system using the CDs included in your Red Hat Linux box-set.
2. If there is a Red Hat Driver Disk that corresponds to the Red Hat OS version that is being installed,
installing with this Red Hat Driver Disk requires “linux dd <return> “ be typed into the initial install
splash screen. (Do not just type <return>.)
3. When asked if you have a driver CD, answer “Yes”. Place the Red Hat Driver Disk in the drive
and select the appropriate drive – hd[abcd]. Continue the normal installation.
4. After successfully installing the Red Hat Linux operating system, reboot your system.
5. The Red Hat Setup Agent (also known as “first-boot”) will setup system parameters such as
networking, time/date, and adding new users. Complete this process. A screen titled “Additional
CDs” displays, and you will have an opportunity to initialize the system with HP Driver CD
components.
6. Insert the HP Driver CD.
7. When prompted, click Install for the “Additional CD” option.
8. When the driver installation task is completed, finish the first-boot setup.
9. Continue following the prompts until the operating system is successfully installed.
10. Reboot your system to allow for the proper post-install configuration of the drivers.
Warranty
As part of your hardware warranty, HP provides software configuration and installation support for
Red Hat Linux for up to 90 days from date of purchase of the Linux-enabled workstation configuration.
To download the latest Linux drivers, visit
www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport .
For full warranty information, refer to the warranty that shipped with your HP Workstation or visit
www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport and select the Warranty Information link.
Platform Support
For supported platforms, see Table 1.1 in Obtaining the HP Installer Kit for Linux from the HP Support
Website.
Localization
Red Hat delivers localization support throughout the installation process and with the base OS on
both Red Hat 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3. Some README files and menus in the HP
installer CDs only have English support, but the installer CDs generally support localization. The
supported hardware localization kits are listed in the Installation Support Matrix.
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Graphics
HP Workstations may be ordered without a graphics card, or with a selection of graphics cards that
have gone through extensive verification with HP and the graphics vendors. See the Installation
Support Matrix for a complete list of drivers and the platforms that support them. Due to power
requirements of the graphics cards and market focus of the different workstation boxes, not all
graphics cards are available on each box. Accelerated drivers that are supported by HP and the
graphics vendors are available on the Installer CD and from the HP support website. These
accelerated drivers are not found on the Red Hat CDs because they are not open source. More recent
drivers that have not been qualified by HP are sometimes available from the graphics vendor’s
website. These drivers are not supported by HP, but the graphics vendor can provide some level of
support with these versions of their drivers. When installing your Red Hat OS with the HP Installer CD,
the X configuration step is replaced with default values that work well for the accelerated graphics
drivers. A default resolution of 1280x1024 is set up.
System RAM
Red Hat only supports 3 GB of memory per process, but supports a total system memory of up to 16
GB on Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3 and Red Hat Linux 9. HP supports different amounts of total
RAM in the different boxes based on the number of hardware DIMM slots and market requirements.
The total memory supported for each hardware/OS configuration is listed in the Installation Support
Matrix. To use more than 3.5 GB of RAM, HP workstations must be booted with the bigmem kernel on
Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0 and have the BIOS updated to a recent version. BIOS updates can be
downloaded from the HP support website.
Network Cards
The integrated network cards are all supported for the different workstation platforms and are set up
as the first network device (eth0) after the installation. In addition, network cards that can be ordered
separately (called AMO kits) are supported. Specifically, the Intel network cards and Broadcom
network cards are both supported. Given that all the HP workstations come with an integrated LAN
card, the additional cards can be used for a second LAN card or to replace the existing integrated
LAN.
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Links
HP Workstations Linux Home Page:
http://www.hp.com/linux
HP Workstations Home Page
http://www.hp.com/workstations
Hardware support matrix for HP xw Linux Workstations
http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix
HP User Manual for HP xw Linux Workstations
http://www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual
For additional information on HP products and services, visit us at:
http://www.hp.com/
For the location of the nearest sales office, call:
United States: [phone]
Canada: [phone]
Japan: [phone]
Latin America: [phone]
Australia/New Zealand: [phone]
Asia Pacific: [phone]
Europe/Africa/Middle East: [phone]
For more information, contact any of our worldwide sales offices or HP Channel Partners (in the U.S.
call 1 800 637 7740).
© 2004-2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for
HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as
constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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HP Release Notes for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Customer Advisories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3........................................................................... 8
Customer Advisories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4......................................................................... 12
RHEL 3 Update 7 WS ........................................................................................................................ 14
X86 and AMD64/EM64T UP Kernel May Fail to Install, Boot, or Start X when FX4500 Graphics
Card is Present .............................................................................................................................. 14
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 14
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 14
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 14
X86 on xw4300, xw6400, xw8400 Does Not Support Audio with UP Kernel ...................................... 15
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 15
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 15
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 15
X86 on with nVIDIA NVS 440 will Fail to Start X when SMP Kernel is Booted ....................................... 15
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 15
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 15
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 15
X86 on with ATI Card will Cause X to Hang when UP Kernel is Booted ................................................ 16
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 16
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 16
RESOLUTION:............................................................................................................................ 16
X86 or AMD64/EM64T X Configuration with ATI Card May be Setup with Low Resolution .................... 16
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 16
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 16
RESOLUTION:............................................................................................................................ 16
RHEL 3 Update 6 WS ........................................................................................................................ 17
X86 or AMD64/EM64T on xw4300 Does not Contain the Intel HD Audio Driver.................................. 17
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 17
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 17
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 17
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on the xw9300 Does Not Fully Enable the Use of All HP USB 2.0 Disk-on-Key Devices
.................................................................................................................................................... 17

DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 17
RHEL 3 Update 5 WS ........................................................................................................................ 18
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on Dual Core HP xw4300 Workstation Only Reports 2 CPU's When
Running the SMP Kernel.................................................................................................................. 18
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 18
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 18
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 18
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on xw4300 LAN-on-Motherboard tg3 Driver is Not Fully Integrated.................. 18
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 18
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 18
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 18
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on xw4300 Does Not Contain the Updated LAN Driver Necessary to Enable
Network/PXE Boot Installations........................................................................................................ 20
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 20
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 20
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 20
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on xw4300 Does Not Contain the Intel HD Audio Driver................................. 21
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 21
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 21
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 21
x86 or AMD64/EM64T with FX3400, FX3450, or FX4500 Graphics Card May Fail to Start X .............. 21
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 21
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 21
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 21
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on the xw9300 Does Not Fully Enable the Use of All HP USB 2.0
Disk-on-Key Devices........................................................................................................................ 21
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 21
x86 or AMD64/EM64T with ATI3100 Fails to Save and Restore libGL.so.1 ......................................... 22
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 22
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 22
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 22
x86 or AMD64/EM64T with ATI3100 Can Only be Configured Using ATI Tool 'fglrxconfig' ................. 22
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 22
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 22
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 22
x86 or AMD64/EM64T X Server May Lock Up on HP Workstations When Running
Accelerated 3D Graphics................................................................................................................ 23
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 23
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 23
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 23
RHEL 3 Update 4 WS ........................................................................................................................ 24
AMD64/EM64T Installation Fails on HP xw6200 Workstation or HP xw8200 Workstation with
a SATA Drive and 4GB or More of Memory...................................................................................... 24
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 24
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 24
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 24
AMD/EM64T on HP xw8200 Workstation and HP xw6200 Workstation Might Panic with
4GB of Memory and SATA and FX1400 or FX540 ............................................................................ 24
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 24
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 25
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 25
AMD64/EM64T Preinstalled HP xw6200 Workstation and HP xw8200 Workstation Systems
Need to Have Accelerated Graphics Configured............................................................................... 25
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 25
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 25
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 26
x86 on HP xw9300 Workstation Does Not Install Accelerated Graphics .............................................. 27
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 27
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 27

RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 27
x86 on HP xw9300 Workstation Does Not Have A Functional Network Driver For LOM........................ 27
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 27
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 27
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 28
AMD64/EM64T on HP xw9300 Workstation Will Not Ask to Set up Networking................................. 28
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 28
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 28
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 28
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on HP xw9300 Workstation Does Not Install Audio Driver .............................. 29
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 29
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 29
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 29
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on HP xw9300 Workstation Does Not Fully Enable the Use of
HP USB 2.0 Disk-On-Key Devices..................................................................................................... 30
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 30
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 30
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 30
AMD64/EM64T on HP xw9300 Workstation Does Not Contain the Necessary LAN Drivers to Enable
Network Install or PXE Booting......................................................................................................... 30
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 30
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 30
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 30
AMD64/EM64T on HP xw9300 Workstation Will Panic if 8GB Installed on CPU#1 ............................. 31
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 31
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 31
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 31
AMD64/EM64T on HP xw9300 Workstation with 4GB or More of Memory Will Panic When
Booting the Install Kernel................................................................................................................. 31
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 31
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 31
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 31
AMD64/EM64T on xw9300 Total Memory May Be Less Than Expected with x86_64 Kernel................. 32
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 32
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 32
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 32
x86 on xw9300 Total Memory May Be Less Than Expected with the athlon Kernel ................................ 32
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 32
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 33
HP xw9300 Workstation with RHEL3 32-bit OS ............................................................................. 33
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 33
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on the HP xw4200 Workstation Only Reports Approximately 3GB when
4GB Of Memory Is Present.............................................................................................................. 33
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 33
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 33
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 33
RHEL 4 Update 3 WS ........................................................................................................................ 34
AMD64/EM64T on HP xw9300, xw8400, xw6400, xw8200 and xw6200 may fail to install .............. 34
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 34
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 34
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 34
X86 or AMD64/EM64T on HP xw6400 or xw8400 Audio Muted ...................................................... 34
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 34
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 34
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 34
X86 or AMD64/EM64T Reports acpi Errors Which Can be Ignored.................................................... 35
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 35
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 35
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 35
AMD64/EM64T on the xw8400 with an nVIDIA FX4500 Graphics Card May Fail............................... 36

DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 36
SCOPE:..................................................................................................................................... 36
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 36
X86 or AMD64/EM64T X Configuration with ATI Card May Be Setup with Low Resolution .................... 36
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 36
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 36
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 37
RHEL 4 Update 2 WS ........................................................................................................................ 38
AMD64/EM64T May Panic on xw9300 when the X Server Starts with the NVidia Accelerated Driver .... 38
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 38
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 38
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 38
x86 SMP Kernel May Panic on xw9300 or xw4300 After the X Server Starts with the
Accelerated NVidia Driver. ............................................................................................................. 39
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 39
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 39
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 39
x86 or AMD64/EM64T Audio on xw4300 is Muted by Default.......................................................... 39
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 39
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 39
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 39
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on the xw9300 Does Not Fully Enable the Use of All HP USB 2.0
Disk-on-Key Devices........................................................................................................................ 40
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 40
RHEL 4 Update 1 WS ........................................................................................................................ 41
x86 on xw9300 Will Panic when Booting the SMP Kernel.................................................................. 41
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 41
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 41
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 41
AMD64/EM64T on xw9300 Will Panic if Dual Core Processors Are Used Along with
the Kernel Option 'numa=on' .......................................................................................................... 41
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 41
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 41
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 41
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on the xw9300 Does Not Fully Enable the Use of All HP USB 2.0
Disk-on-Key Devices........................................................................................................................ 41
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 41
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 41
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 41
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on xw4300 LAN-on-Motherboard Driver is Not Fully Integrated........................ 41
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 41
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 42
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 42
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on xw4300 Does Not Contain the Intel HD Audio Driver................................. 43
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 43
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 43
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 43
x86 for AMD64/EM64T on xw4300 Does Not Contain the Updated LAN Driver Necessary to Enable
Network/PXE Boot Installations........................................................................................................ 43
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 43
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 43
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 44
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on xw4300 With Dual Core Only Reports 2 CPU's When Running
the SMP Kernel .............................................................................................................................. 44
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 44
SCOPE...................................................................................................................................... 44
RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................. 44
x86 or AMD64/EM64T ATI3100 Can Only be Configured Using the ATI Tool 'fglrxconfig' ................... 44
DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................ 44