Re: Adaptec 2940
>
> Hi,
> Petri writes:
> [ snip ]
> >... The machine (a generic Pentium box)
> > has an Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI controller, and the kernel on the boot
> > floppy doesn't seem to recognize it.
>
> I've recently seen a similar posting in one of the comp.os.linux groups.
> Apparently the problem there was that the card in question had cheaper
> chipset, which made it non-compatible -- and unsupported :-(
> Check recent articles in comp.os.linux.development (or was it misc ?)
> hierarchies.
>
While there is a problem with OEM AHA2940 controllers, this problem
is different. the bootdisk uses an old kernel that does not support the
AHA2940.
Solution: get a bootdisk capable of using the AHA 2940 and ignore the module
errors you get from the rootdisk. Then proceed as usual.
Helmut
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