Re: bug in install
David Bristel <targon@targonia.com> writes:
> This goes along with a bug report I filed a few months back. The
> WD7000 auto-probe will cold-lock many systems with an Adaptec SCSI
> controller(including 2940), but only on certain systems. I suspect
> this is a BIOS/chipset bug, which I havn't heard of any firm
> resolution on. This is a NASTY problem which will prevent initial
> installation. There was some talk of ways to work around this,
> including using RAMDISK as a way to mount the root filesystem during
> install and then selecting which SCSI controller you have, rather
> than doing a compiled-in approach to the install kernel image. My
> own feeling is to just remove the WD7000 support from the base
> kernel since I have yet to hear of ANYONE who uses such a
> controller. Oh well....
I think we all agree it's better to remvoe the WD7000 driver if that
will fix a large percentage of aic7xxx driver problems.
The solution is simple -- Herbert (the kernel-image-2.0.36 maintainer)
or in fact any developer, should upload a fixed kernel-image-2.0.36
package.
Any takers? I'd do it but I have neither a slink x86 box handy (well,
not one with any horsepower) nor the problematic aic7xxx SCSI card.
--
.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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