Bug#34348: Linux won't boot
On Wed, Mar 10, 1999 at 04:28:44PM -0800, Wan, Steve wrote:
> Package: boot-floppies
> Version: 2.1.9 3 March 99, stable
>
> Architecture: pentium pentium pro 200 MHZ
> Model: HP vectra XA 6
> Memory: 192 MB
> SCSI: Adaptec 294x Ultra SCSI
> cd-rom: Matshita CR-583, ATAPI
> Network Card: AMD Ethernet controller Product ID: 2000
> Hard disk: Quantum Viking 2.2 NSE (2.2 GB)
> Video Card: Matrox VGA adapter, Product ID 0519
>
> In booting the Linux from floppy, the system halted after the message
>
> (scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 419 instructions downloaded
>
> Any suggestions as to what may have caused the stoppage and how the problem
> can be resolved?
The kernel that comes on the rescue floppy is using the latest Adaptec
driver. I guess it's broken (again, sigh!). (Hey, isn't Adaptec
supporting Linux? I guess it's a strange meaning for the word "support").
Quick fix: compile a custom kernel using an slightly older version of
that driver.
Slow fix: I will upload a new version of the boot floppies soon, with a
better driver. But that won't be this week. :-(
--
Enrique Zanardi ezanardi@ull.es
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