On Apr 27, 5:12 am, Branimir Pejakovic <branimirp_rem...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Uwe Auer wrote:
> > Branimir Pejakovic schrieb:
> >> Hi group,
>
> >> I need help. Does anyone know which version of AIX this machine can
> >> run? Is there any chance that it can run some 5.x version?
>
> >> Thanks!
>
> >> Branimir
> > Hi,
>
> > AIX 5.1 runs for sure. Due to the ISA slots i would assume that it is
> > not supported by any later version of AIX.
>
> > Regards,
> > Uwe Auer
>
> Thanks Uwe! The machine works just fine with AIX 5.1. But,
> unfortunately, its NIC (3COM 3C595;ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/device...ers/README.TXT) is
> not supported by AIX 5.1. I searched IBM web site to find some list of
> supported NICs on 5.1 but I was unsuccessful. Also, I tried to put
> another PCI based NIC into the machine (some RealTek card) but AIX
> (cfgmgr) complains that devices.pci.ec103981 is not installed. Of
> course, this package is not on AIX 5.1 CDs nor I was able to find it on
> the Internet.
>
> If someone can give me a hint or something where to look for?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Branimir

Look for a card by IBM feature code, like 2968. It may be the same
hardware as some off-the-shelf card, but IBM might have their own
firmware to make it work in a pSeries. Used cards on eBay are
not expensive.
--S