1.3 Limitations
So far, there are a few limitations when installing/running Red Hat Linux.
This document will try to cover these limitations.
Since the Netfinity 3500 and Netfinity 5000 support 2-way SMP (symmetric multi-proccesing)
it is important to realize that Red Hat 5.2 does not support Intel® SMP.
SMP support in the kernel is still considered experimental by the developers, therefore,
Red Hat has not shipped SMP kernels yet.
It is, however, possible to install a fix to the kernel so it might work but it is not
supported by Red Hat.
Red Hat Linux 5.2 will not support more than 1 GB of RAM.
None of the IBM PCI Token-Ring adapters are currently supported.
However, the IBM Turbo 1614 ISA Adapter will work. The IBM Turbo 16/4 ISA Adapter
has to be configured to auto 16/4 compatibility mode.
This is done by using the LANAID diskette and issuing the following command.
LANAIDC /fast=auto16
At the time of publication, the driver for the S3 Trio3D was not available.
As a result, we chose the generic driver and ran X Windows in VGA mode only.
For higher resolutions, you will need a supported display adapter.
See http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/intel/rh52-hardware-intel-8.html
for the latest information on supported display adapters.
The installation program will not be able to find the network card on Netfinity 5000s (AMD Am79C972).
Resolution: Choose the AMD PCnet package. It lets your AMD Am79C972 function as an AMD Am79c971
which is also capable of running 100 Mbps.
See the Ethernet Controllers Product Matrix for information about the AMD network cards at
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