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Bug#35351: Unable to boot from Debian 2.1 CDROM on Dell OptiPlex GX1



Tom Epperly <epperly@minbar.aspentec.com> writes:
> scsi: AHA-2940 SCSI BIOS v1.21

> When trying to install Debian 2.1, I started by trying to boot from
> the CD ROM (obtained from Cheapbytes).  The boot process hangs after
> initializing the SCSI adapter.  The last 9 lines on the screen are
> (retyped so there may be typos):
> (scsi0) <Adaptec AHA-294X Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 11/0
> (scsi0) Wide Channel, SCSI ID=7, 16/255 SCBs
> (scsi0) Warning - detected auto-termination
> (scsi0) Please verify driver detected settings are correct.
> (scsi0) If not, then please properly set the device termination
> (scsi0) in the Adaptec SCSI BIOS by hitting CTRL-A when prompted
> (scsi0) during machine bootup.
> (scsi0) Cables present (Int-50 NO, Int-68 NO, Ext-68 YES)
> (scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 419 instructions downloaded
> 
> Then I have a blinking cursor.  Ctrl-Alt-Del has no effect.  My only
> recourse is to press the hardware reset button.
> I tried
> boot: linux mem=128m
> boot: linux aic7xxx=no_reset
> The later just changed the final error message.

It's a known problem with the Adaptec drivers.  Did you tried
aic7xxx=no_probe ?

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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>


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