IBM System x3950 E Installation Manual

Also see for 8878: Problem determination and service guide

Modified /boot/grub/grub.conf contents#grub.conf generated by anaconda## Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.# root (hd0,0)# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda6# initrd /initrd-version.img#boot=/dev/hdadefault=0timeout=10# splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz# This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOLtitle Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (2.4.9-e.12smp) SOL Monitorroot (hd0,0)kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp ro root=/dev/hda6 console=ttyS0,19200 console=tty1initrd /initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img# This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOLtitle Red Hat Linux (2.4.9-e.12smp) SOL Interactiveroot (hd0,0)kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp ro root=/dev/hda6 console=tty1 console=ttyS0,19200initrd /initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.imgtitle Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES-up (2.4.9-e.12)root (hd0,0)kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12 ro root=/dev/hda6initrd /initrd-2.4.9-e.12.imgYou must restart the Linux operating system after completing these procedures forthe changes to take effect and to enable SOL.SUSE SLES 8.0 configuration:Note: This procedure is based on a default installation of SUSE Linux EnterpriseServer (SLES) 8.0. The file names, structures, and commands might be different forother versions of SUSE Linux.To configure the general Linux parameters for SOL operation with the SLES 8.0operating system, complete the following steps.Note: Hardware flow control prevents character loss during communication over aserial connection. You must enable it when using a Linux operating system.1. Add the following line to the end of the # getty-programs for the normalrunlevels section of the /etc/inittab file. This enables hardware flow control andenables users to log in through the SOL console.7:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -h ttyS0 19200 vt1022. Add the following line after the tty6 line at the bottom of the /etc/securetty file toenable a user to log in as the root user through the SOL console:ttyS13. Complete the following steps to modify the /boot/grub/menu.lst file:44 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: Installation Guide