Re: Floppy Install - Need drivers for scsi raid controller
Whoops;
Forgot to add that you can/must edit lilo accordingly with
append='smart.......mem=$$$M"
Make sure that you don't install lilo in MBR AND that you make the CompraQ
partition bootable.(via fdisk/cfdisk Bij de weg gij komt uit frankrijk of
nie? is on /dev/ida/....)
Add that partition to Lilo as "F10" in order to be able to access it!!
(Just ruined another compRaq on that one....)
Thanks,
Not this Tour
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frans Schreuder" <Debian-user@hp14.ath.cx>
To: "Bernie Boudet" <bb-list@ciservices.fsbusiness.co.uk>;
<debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: Floppy Install - Need drivers for scsi raid controller
> I had same prob.......
> Get a regular 'compact'-rescue flop and your regular rootflop.
> At the bootprompt type# boot: linux(image) smartX=0xY000(where Y=EISAslot
> where the smartcontrollerX(is it a smart2?) is) sim710=addr:0xY000,irq:YY
> mem=YYYM(Where Y stands for respectivly:
Y=memoryaddres(seeCompraQsettings)
> Y=irq(seeCompraQsettins) Y=$$$MbYouHaveInYourSystem)
>
> I know this helps:-)
>
> www.google.com has a lot of info (not always helpful) on this
>
> Thanks,
> Frans Schreuder
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernie Boudet" <bb-list@ciservices.fsbusiness.co.uk>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 12:22 PM
> Subject: Floppy Install - Need drivers for scsi raid controller
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to do a "vanilla" Debian floppy install (rescue + root +
> > driver-1,2,3,4).
> >
> > The system boots ok from the rescue disk and I get the boot: prompt, to
> > which I hit return. Linux loads and I am prompted to insert the root
> > floppy, which I do and hit return, the setup program loads and I get as
> far
> > as the first step to select the keyboard layout. Everything ok so far,
> > AFAICT.
> >
> > The next step is to "Preload essential modules from a floppy". It
seems,
> > the scsi controller is not recognised. So I must follow this step, and
> > insert the driver-1 floppy. After selecting yes, I get a dialog:
> "Critical
> > Error - Cannot mount the floppy. Stop"
> >
> > I'm guessing that is isn't the correct install sequence, but after
reading
> > the install manual (specifically chapters 5, 6 & 7) I still can't see
what
> I
> > did wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > The system I am trying to install to is a Compaq Proliant 4500. It has
a
> > 5-disk scsi array controlled by a SMART raid controller in slot 1 of the
> > EISA bus. There is also a NCR scsi controller embedded on the
> motherboard,
> > this is used for the CD-ROM and DAT drive. If anyone has done an
install
> to
> > similar hardware, I would be interested to hear about any other problems
I
> > might expect.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
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