[dba-Tech] The 2008 "stuff"

Do we know whether 2008 is based on 2003?  I would assume so.  Basically 
it is complaining about my raid controller.  I am booting off the raid, 
so if it kills that then no boot.

JWC

Jim Lawrence wrote:
> Hi John:
> 
> 2008 requires certified drivers to work. As not every driver made has been
> personally certified by MS it is impossible to find a system that 2008
> actually will install without complaining.
> 
> When I first installed it it would not accept the brand-new video card so it
> defaulted to 16bit VGA. I went into the device manager and installed one
> driver after another from the disk that comes with the motherboard or from
> the internet. Each time the system challenged me as to whether I wished to
> install an uncertified driver... after that every has been working fine.
> 
> PS Watch out for the Fire-wall. It will block everthing... When running in
> default you can not even pink the box.
> 
> HTH
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 9:34 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The 2008 "stuff"
> 
> I'm having a heck of a time getting this stuff running.  Server 2008 
> tells me I need new drivers for my RAID cards.  SQL Server 2008 is 
> trying to use a file that apparently it doesn't install and which is 
> missing.  Sigh.
> 
> Jim Lawrence wrote:
>> Hi John:
>>
>> Yes, I have. The Server 2008 is now running and I have been working to get
>> the Hyper-V (Virtual Server in common eglish) running.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11:37 AM
>> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of
>> Hardware and Software issues'; dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] The 2008 "stuff"
>>
>> I just got back from the intro event and am wondering who is using this
>> stuff.  I got released 2008 Visual Studio as well as released Windows
>> Enterprise 2008 (x32 and x64).  The SQL Server is not released however
> with
>> a February CTP available (which I am downloading) in x32 and x64.
>>
>> So has anyone installed this and using it for real?
>>
>> Also does anyone have any knowledge about how this stuff will fit into the
>> Action Pack?  At this time SQL Server 2005 and Windows 2003 is the
> available
>> there.
>>
>> John W. Colby
>> Colby Consulting
>> www.ColbyConsulting.com 
>>
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