Re: debian 1.2 install
On Sun, 25 May 1997, David B. Teague wrote:
> Richard Lough writes:
>
> > From: IN%"ralough@The.debian.novare.net",
> IN%"Office.Net@debian.novare.net" 25-MAY-1997 03:49:04.98
> > Subj: debian 1.2 install
> >
> >
> > I ran into a problem at the early stages of installing debian.
> >
> > I have a soundblaster scsi interface.
> > That means at boot : linux aha1152x=0x340,11,7,1
> >
> > the install then says:
> > Loading root.bin.....
> > Loading linux.................boot failed:
Bad boot floppy???
> > I suspect this is because the install routine expects
> > the scsi boot device to be at location 0 (zero)
> > and this is presently at 6, and the only device.
> >
> > do I have to move this hard disk to zero,
> > and are there any problems with this?
>
> There is no SCSI requirement for having the boot SCSI drive to
> have id 0. My boot drive is drive 2 at work, and drive id 1 here
> at home. The controller will boot from the drive with lowest SCSI
> id, so you could not have any other drives if you want to boot
> from the drive with SCSI id 6.
>
> LILO (that lives on the boot sector of the drive with lowest id)
> can boot kernels on other drives than the one with lowest SCSI id.
> The root device also may be on other drives.
>
> This is my experience with aha154x and aha2840 controllers, and I
> believe, this is standard SCSI behavior.
>
> I hope this is of value to you.
>
> --David
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