On Mon, 2006-07-03 at 06:38 -0500, James Stallings II wrote:
> Greetings All,
>
> I've recently attempted to install debian on my Mac - and it all goes
> quite well until the reboot after installation. It would appear that
> there is an unused adaptec SCSI Host controller integrated into the
> mainboard, which currently has no application on my system (except for
> borking my linux install ;)
>
> It seems that when the system boots for the first time it probes
> everything in the interest of detecting hardware; unfortunately,
> probing the adaptec throws the kernel into a panic.
>
> I get the feeling this question is essentially FAQ, but I have been
> unable to find any references to the kernel boot parameters I seem to
> remember for dealing with this scenario; the scsi faqs/doc list
> options for specifying just about anything in advance except for a
> no-probe or ignore controller option.
>
> Additionally I tried performing the baseconfig operation from within a
> chroot sheel (expert mode) but this had no effect on the problem.
>
> Please advise asap, I'd hate to have to give up on this for lack of support.
I don't know of any mac with an on-board adaptec controller... Maybe you
have it as a PCI card in whcih case you can remove it to test if that
helps ? Do you have more details of the actual crash ? Also, what kernel
version is it ?
Ben.