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! -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Inc. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:nnorman@micromuse.com | -- Patton
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