Repurposing an old server as a Linux server to handle general functions is great. But what if you have a 7978-AC1 pile of turd and you want the latest Ubuntu Server on it?
In my particular case, the 7978-AC1 would load 8.04TLS just fine, but would hang if I tried to install 8.10 or 9.04 directly. So the resolution is as simple as it gets. (maybe a BIOS update would help, but I like finding the hard way first.)
1. Install Ubuntu 8.04TLS.
2. Apt-get install update-manager and change it’s config to do normal releases. (/etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal)
3. Perform the upgrade from 8.04 to 8.10. (sudo do-release-upgrade)
4. Perform the upgrade from 8.10 to 9.04. (sudo do-release-upgrade)
5. Enjoy.
That’s the long way around the problem… but I like knowing worst case scenarios.
Now move on to your GroundWork Open Source install and be happy.
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