| To whom it may concern at Debian, I have a Compaq Proliant 8000 server with 4 Ultra 
320 10k 72.8 gig scsi hard drives. I had a guy from a computer store successfully 
install debian into my proliant 8000 but ran into some problems between my 
webmaster and this guy and this guy will not tell me anything as to how he got 
it installed. I want to format and reinstall debian into my 
proliant 8000 again for a fresh install but for some reason Debian is not 
detecting any hard drives during the first part of the install 
process. I have setup raid 5 array and a system partition 
using Compaq's Smart Start CD and still it does not detect any 
drives. I have even wiped out all the data and installed 
the debian cd with no drives partitioned, no raid, no array config or anything 
and still no go. Is there anyone who has any experience installing 
debian on proliant servers who could help me out with this. I have done everything i know of to 
do. I have no problem installing Red hat linux version 
9, it detects the drives and the raid config without hesitation. But debian doesnt. dcpaq2@dopplerexpress.net or 
708-334-5845 Any advice or help would be greatly 
appreciated. Thanks for your time. Sincerely, Doug Paquette |