Re: October GNOME for slink.

[Nick Phillips <nwp@lemon-computing.com>]

> 	I am trying to install Debian 2.1 in my computer. I have an
> Adaptec 2940U2W SCSI Host adapter and Linux is hanging right after
> detecting it...
> 
> 	Any help?!

It's been a while, but so far as I remember, the 2940U2W (AIC7890) is not
supported by the drivers in slink (slink is about the same age as the
AIC7890, give or take), and you'll either need to build a kernel either with
the 7890 drivers patched in, or get one recent enough to support it without
patching.

Unfortunately this makes booting from the slink CD rather difficult. When
I did it, I installed onto an IDE disk, built a kernel to suit the 7890,
used cpio to copy the system over onto the SCSI drive, set LILO up, and
finally removed the IDE drive. If you can't manage it any other way, I'm
sure someone will be able to send you a boot floppy or two...

If anyone else has any better ideas...


Cheers,


Nick

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