Re: AHA2940U2W...
I've got an unofficial installation diskset for slink that's setup
specifically for the Adaptec SCSI controllers. You can snarf it from
<http://www.debian.org/~adric/aic7xxx/slink/5.1.19/>.
Basically you'll need to boot from the diskette, but can then use the
CD as your installation media...
On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 03:33:20PM -0500, Daniel Ferrante wrote:
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Is it possible for someone to give me a help with this issue? I am
> trying to install Debian 2.1 in my machine, but I am getting a hang right
> after th CD boots...
>
> On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Nick Phillips wrote:
>
> > > 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...
> >
>
> Could somebody help me with the kernel! I don't have any means to
> install another HD and I don't have access to any Linux box around here
> (I'm pretty isolated... surronded by WinBlows...)
>
> If someone could send me the boot floppies I'd be happy to send
> them back as soon as I finish the installation, otherwise, one can attach
> the files that I need to rawrite to the floppies.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Daniel.
>
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