Re: kernel sources for alpha? (Re: Not detecting SCSI drive)
On Mon, Sep 20, 1999 at 03:42:41PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
>
> Paul Slootman wrote:
>
> > Note that to upgrade to potato, it is recommended to FIRST upgrade
> > to kernel 2.2.x (i.e. 2.2.12).
>
> I have my `Not detecting SCSI drive' problem again. I compiled a
> 2.2.12 kernel with ncr53c8xx support, but it doesn't detect a new
> Seagate 18 GB Cheetah LVD disk added on ID 2; It only detects the
> original disk as sda1. The AlphaBIOS, a 2-year old MILO and a
> 2.0.30 Red Hat generic kernel all detect the new disk correctly.
>
> Any ideas what to try next? I used the 2.0.30 kernel to install
> slink and want to upgrade to 2.2.12 and potato. I'm stuck with
> 2.0.30 if I can't detect that new disk (on which slink resides).
> (I even tried to compile the 2.0.30 ncr53c8xx driver in 2.2.12
> but got uncompatible PCI code errors).
Have you tried the SYM53C8XX driver instead? I believe it's a newer
version of the code used in the NCR53C8XX.
---Constantine Vetoshev
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