Dell Optiplex GX260 Debian Installer

drugsorjesus · 01-29-2008, 10:16 PM

Just in the process of installing debian in a bunch of Optiplex GX260's. I'll keep you up to date on progress... anyone had any success stories??

duanekaufman · 03-03-2008, 12:52 PM

Hi,

I too am trying to get Debian (Etch) running on my Dell GX260, but I am running into kernel panics on boot up.

My system:
1 Gb RAM
1 36 Gb SCSI (Adaptec 2490UW) main linux installation
1 40 Gb IDE (Windows XP installation)
Nvidia GeForce pci video card

What is your system configuration? Is it working?

Thanks,
Duane

XavierP · 03-03-2008, 02:08 PM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Debian and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

farslayer · 03-03-2008, 03:37 PM

I wonder if it would be a similar issue many of us have run into installing Linux (including Debian) on the Optiplex 320..

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...o.conf-614053/

As you can see form my post in the thread the only way I got debian working was to use LILO rather than GRUB and add pci=nomsi to the boot information...

let us know if you get your issue resolved..

duanekaufman · 03-05-2008, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farslayer

I wonder if it would be a similar issue many of us have run into installing Linux (including Debian) on the Optiplex 320..

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...o.conf-614053/

As you can see form my post in the thread the only way I got debian working was to use LILO rather than GRUB and add pci=nomsi to the boot information...

let us know if you get your issue resolved..

Hi,

I do not know if our issues are related, but I was able to get my system to boot, after removing my PCI NVidia 5200 graphics card

kinda a sour victory.

I am willing to try to debug this issue further, but have no idea _how_ to do such a thing. If I put the graphics card in, the system simply will not boot, and the diagnostic messages come too fast (and many) to properly report them.

Thanks,
Duane

drugsorjesus · 12-29-2008, 11:13 AM

Try flashing the BIOS with the latest firmware. This worked for me.
http://support.dell.com/support/down...89214&vercnt=7