Re: Linux on a DEC alpha XL-300
On Sun 07 Apr 2002, Wieger Opmeer wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Donald R. Spoon wrote:
>
> > My XLT has a built in NCR53c810a controller card, and the ncr53c8xx,
> > sym53c8xx, and the newer sym53c8xx version 2 drivers all fail at the
> > point of the cache test and disconnect from the bus. They all detect
> > the controller card properly, but fail during setup. The end result is
> > that the root fs is not mounted and the next disk access request causes
> > a kernel panic because it can't be found. Which SCSI controller does
> > your system have and are you using it??
>
> *Dig* I'm using 'NCR53C8XX SCSI support', with 2 scsi disks an a scsi
> cdrom attached. All further scsi options are default.
Just a quick note: I suspect that Donald is getting past the SCSI
controller setup in MILO, not in the linux kernel proper...
Paul Slootman
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