Re: Configuring scsi controller on ISA bus
It looks like either a typo in this posting, or you made a typo at the
boot prompt. See Damir's last few lines below.
On Sat, 12 Dec 1998, David Herbert wrote:
> 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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