On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 09:06:18AM -0600, Nate Carlson wrote: > On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Tim Wilson wrote: > > > > Are rail kits for rack mounted servers universal? In other words, will > > any rail kit fit any server? I just bought an old 2U VA Linux 2200 and > > it didn't come with any rack mounting hardware. > > Nowhere close. :( Bummer. Anyone know where I can get a set of rails that would be compatible with a VA Linux 2200 2U server? > FYI, the VA FullOn 2u-series often have problems with the 2.4 kernels if > you're using Adaptec or Mylex cards.. if you have issues, try a SMP kernel > (even if it's a UP box), or pass the 'noapic' option to the kernel. Also a bummer. Luckily I got a dual-proc machine. Incidentally, if anyone is in the market for a pretty powerful server for a home network, eBay is replete with old rack mount machines. I got a 2U VA Linux 2200, dual PIII 650 MHz, 512MB RAM, 9 GB SCSI, etc. for $350. That seemed like a pretty good deal to me. -Tim -- Tim Wilson Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA Science teacher, Linux fan, Zope developer, Grad. student, Daddy mailto:wilson at visi.com | http://qwerk.org/ | public key: 0x8C0F8813 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list