Re: Configuring scsi controller on ISA bus
I tried your suggestion, it did not return an error but also did not
work I continued on and also tried your suggestion using a shell from
inside install program it return the error "couldn't find kernel
image:aha152x=.0x3"
Damir J. Naden wrote:
>
> Hi David Herbert; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote:
> > I am installing the debian version of linux from cd rom.
> >
> > I have an adaptec scsi controller as my 2nd controller, it is an
> > AHA-1510. In windows(shhh) I found this info on it,AIC 6x60isa single
> > chip scsi controller, using irq 11 and IO range 0340-035F.
> > I tried to load the kernal from the cd and got an error message that it
> > was not configured the install program said to reload the modules.
> > I found at boot: it had some configuring data at F4 and F5, I tried to
> > put in the line about my controller but failed.
> > Would someone know what I have to do to complete this?
> > I did not under stand the info that was needed to put this on the
> > command line. F5 said
> > Adaptec 151x, 152x aha152x=iobase[,irq[,scsi-id[,reconnect]]]
> > also when I tried to access the cd from install program it errored and
> > showed
> > (maybe 'insmod driver'?)
> > Thanks for any help you may provide
> > David
>
> I am no expert, but I have just installed the zip zoom card shipped with
> iomega's internal scsi zip drive. This (mine) one is an adaptec based ISA
> card with no on-board bios. It is a second scsi card and it is used _only_
> for the zip drive, so I use insmod technique. If your disks are on that
> card's chain, you have to have it compiled in the kernel. that eliminates
> the insmod strategy.
> You could try to pass arguments to kernel at boot time by typing (at the
> boot: prompt)
> aha152x=0x340,11,7,1
>
> so your whole line would look like:
>
> boot:aha152x=0x340,11,7,1
>
> the above would correspond to your windows-reported config (0340-035F io
> range and irq 11).
>
> HTH
>
> damir
>
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