You may run into a window asking you to provide the bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-5.0.0.j3.fw package to continue installation. Don’t freak out, visit this link and download the deb package from a mirror. Copy the package to a USB drive AND DO NOT EXTRACT THE .FW FILES, COPY THE DEB PACKAGE ONLY. INSTALL WILL EXTRACT WHAT IT NEEDS ACCORDINGLY and then click continue.
Wow! That worked! Thanks!
Thank you
THX ! Working well
You can create your own initrd with the included firmware files
1)extract initrd image
mkdir /tmp/initrd
zcat /boot/initrd.gz | cpio –extract –preserve –verbose
2) download and extract archive as above plus
ar x firmware-bnx2_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb
cd /tmp/initrd
tar -zxvf ../data/tar.gz
3) create new init image with bnx2 firmware
find . | cpio –create –‘format=newc’ | gzip > /tftpboot/debian-installer/amd64/initrd-bnx2.gz
can then do a net install
Thanks!
Doesn’t work for me I try to install debian 6 on a dell proliant 2950. I need to have that debian 6 32 bit cause that are the only one who work fine with apache and zimbra.
Can some one help me?
Hmm… I may be able to find a Dell PowerEdge 2950 to test it on Friday. Stay tuned…
Hi Ali,
Just wonder if is there any possibility to get my debian server back on PowerEdge 2950
I am not following… it should work well out of the box with PE 2950.
Hi Ali,
Have you tried to install !?!?!
As you mentioned for sime tine ago.
For me still doesn’t work 🙁
Maybe some who has an ideea.
That should work I don’t have a 2950 to test anymore. But why are you trying to install Squeeze anyway? Any reason why you don’t want the latest stable?
Hi Ali,
Thank you for your answer.
The thing is like that I’m using zimbra as mail server and I want to have also Apache on, now for the latest version of Zimbra that one isn’t functional with the apache on the same server. They have ports conflict.
For the Debian 6.0 I’ve a stable version of zimbra which is working with the apache in the same server, therefore I want to reinstall the Debian6.0.
It would be difficult for me to diagnose since I don’t have access to a PE2950. That solution always worked. Maybe you’re doing something wrong? Did you try all three methods I posted here: http://bit.ly/1an6w5g ?
Hi Ali,
Thank you for your answer.
From those three methods I can handle by my self the first which doesn’t work. If you can tell me where I can find a wiki for the second or third methods should be great.