Re: AIC7xxx based SCSI cards
There's a long thread about this on this list with several approaches,
but the simplest is to use a rescue floppy with only aic7xxx support on
it.
Here's a pointer to a rescue floppy image that worked for me.
ftp://kalle.csb.ki.se/pub/resc1440.bin-only-aic7xxx
Luck,
Pann
On Sat, Jan 15, 2000 at 16:04, peter gorman wrote:
> I recently purchased a copy of Debian Linux version 2.1 along with a
> book. Upon trying to install, I discovered that the kernel fails to
> detect my SCSI adapter and hangs. I understand that this is a know bug,
> and that there is a possible work-around by adding the aix7xxx=no_probe
> option at boot time.
> Could you tell me the exact syntax of that option - what exactly do I
> enter at the
> boot:
> prompt to turn off autodetection of the Adaptec AHA-2940 SCSI card?
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