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Re: how to load aic7xxx?



On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 06:15:07PM -0500, Ken Weingold wrote:
> On Thu, Dec  7, 2000, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 05:37:40PM -0500, Ken Weingold wrote:
> > > Sorry for sort of asking the same question again, but I am trying to
> > > load the Debian 2.1 cdrom but it will not load aic7xxx.  I try from
> > > the boot prompt and then also from a prompt from within the install,
> > > but it says that it can't find aic7xxx, or aic7xxx=.no_.  Can anyone
> > > help me on this?  It's for an Adaptec 2930CU.
> > 
> > From the bootprompt you must first specify the image name to load
> > (typically linux) followed by any options.
> 
> This is at the bootable CD or floppy prompt.  From the boot how-to, I
> tried 'aic7xxx=extended,no_reset'.   So it would be 
> 'linux aic7xxx=extended,no_reset'?  I'm not sure what image name it
> would want when the OS is not installed.

I believe that's the correct syntax.  I thought one of the f-keys will
show you image names when you're using syslinux from the boot
floppy/cd-rom ...

Good luck!

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