Not detecting SCSI drive
[I'm an alpha newbie]
I want to install Debian on a new disk on a two year old 164LX.
I thought I'd unpack base.tgz on a new partition, boot it and
start from there. The system is running RedHat 5.0 with a few
patches from Hard Data Inc. I added the new disk to the SCSI
chain, started up, and the Alpha BIOS detected the new drive at
ID 2 (as per my jumper). I then get a menu where I can pick
either `Linux' or `MILO'. The `Linux' entry boots a kernel
(possibly MILO) that also correctly detects the new SCSI disk,
and then boots (a last time) another kernel (2.0.33) on
/dev/sda2. This last boot does _not_ detect the new disk. It's
the starngest thing.
Relevant dmesg listing:
ncr53c8xx: at PCI bus 1, device 0, function 0
ncr53c8xx: 53c875 detected with Symbios NVRAM
ncr53c875-0: rev=0x04, base=0xb001000, io_port=0x9800, irq=19
ncr53c875-0: Symbios format NVRAM, ID 7, Fast-20, Parity Checking
ncr53c875-0: initial SCNTL3/DMODE/DCNTL/CTEST3/4/5 = (hex) 05/8e/a0/01/00/24
ncr53c875-0: final SCNTL3/DMODE/DCNTL/CTEST3/4/5 = (hex) 05/8e/a0/01/08/24
ncr53c875-0: on-board RAM at 0xb002000
ncr53c875-0: requesting shared irq 19 (dev_id=0xfffffc00000500c0)
ncr53c875-0: resetting, command processing suspended for 2 seconds
ncr53c875-0: restart (scsi reset).
ncr53c875-0: enabling clock multiplier
scsi0 : ncr53c8xx - revision 2.4a
scsi : 1 host.
ncr53c875-0: command processing resumed
ncr53c875-0-<1,0>: using tagged command queueing, up to 4 cmds/lun
Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST34501W Rev: 0018
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0
Vendor: TOSHIBA Model: CD-ROM XM-5701TA Rev: 3136
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 4, lun 0
scsi : detected 1 SCSI cdrom 1 SCSI disk total.
ncr53c875-0-<1,0>: WIDE SCSI (16 bit) enabled.
ncr53c875-0-<1,0>: FAST-20 WIDE SCSI 40.0 MB/s (50 ns, offset 15)
SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 8887200 [4339 MB] [4.3 GB]
How can the SCSI driver fail to see one of the disks on the chain
when the same driver sees it in MILO?
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Another problem: I also tried to get the MILO prompt but it
fails, echoing something like "Hacked version" and echoing
multiple "> " prompt strings to me. Typing in "help" doesn't
help either. It seems like my key presses get corrupted somehow.
How do I reinstall MILO? (I can't boot anythingt but the working
default right now)
Which one should I get?
Can anyone guess if the menu I see (`Linux' and `MILO') is a regular MILO
boot prompt?
Where is that possibly configured?
I _know_ none of these are Debian related, but I hope the Alpha
expertise on this list can help me out.
Thanks,
Peter
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