Bug#59774: [slink, O'Reilly CD] hardware probe freezes system during boot.
> during the bootup process (moments) before arriving at the first user
> screen for the installation (color or monochrome) the machine hangs,
> specifically immediately after displaying "ncr53c406a" not found. (I
> initially assumed that problem was the scsi controll which i had
> identified as an Adaptec AHA-294X/AHA-394X, however as that same error
> message appeared on my non-scsi workstation prior to recompiling the
> kernel, I can only say that whatever is freezing it solid is probably
> the next thing that it is trying to load or my scsi device is
> incompatable -- I can't find it listed in the hardware incompatablity
> list nor the hardwar compatable list).
> I am really not sure what I should try next-- a) attempt to pass of to
> the boot: parameter that the scsi is an aic7xxx; b) try a different
> debian release, unstable or an old 2.0; c) try a clunky Caldera 2.3
> install disk; d) abandon all hope because I have incompatible hardware;
> e) or more likely, something I can't think of.
Well, try the slink boot-floppies, or if that doesn't work, try the
potato (frozen) boot-floppies.
We can't support the O'Reilly CDs -- I don't know if they are official
slink CDs or not.
Let us know, otherwise we may have to assume it's O'Reilly's problem
and close the bug. I'm particularly interested that your system is
supported for potato.
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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