Re: Bad install with SCSI (sym53c8xx - no hard drive found)
How do I load a module? Once booted from CD I get the "Debian
GNU/Linux Installation Main Menu" which only seems to let me configure
keyboard or hostname. There's a "Install OS Kernel and Modules"
option, but it won't work until the root filesystem is mounted (it
says).
I think I'm missing something "obvious" about the install procedure -
all I'm doing is sticking a CD I have with debian on (2.2r0) in the CD
drive and rebooting. Should I be making my own boot floppy or
something (not sure what that involves...)
Thanks for the speedy response!
Andrew
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 04:59:53PM -0500, Kelley, Tim (CBS-New Orleans) wrote:
> There are several symbios/ncr modules ... are you sure you loaded the
> right one? It's possible that the installer loaded the wrong module.
> You might want to try all of them ...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: andrew@acooke.org [SMTP:andrew@acooke.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 5:03 PM
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Bad install with SCSI (sym53c8xx - no hard drive found)
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > When I boot from CD (2.2r0) to install I am told (after configuring
> > the keyboard) that no hard drives are present. This is not true - the
> > machine has two SCSI disks hanging off a Symbios controller (sym53c8xx
> > - 53c1010 ultra3).
> >
> > The machine came with Red Hat pre-installed (and it boots/works!), so
> > this hardware is supported by Gnu/Linux (and presumably BIOS is OK).
> > So how do I install Debian? I can still boot to Red Hat and have
> > cable modem cnxn and CD writer, so could burn more up-to-date CDs if
> > necessary (for example). My plan was to put Debian on the other disk
> > and then delete Red Hat once it was working.
> >
> > Looking in various FAQs, nothing mentions Symbios, but another make
> > with suspiciously smilar numbers (can't find the reference now) was
> > supported with no boot paramateres, if that makes any difference...
> >
> > Any suggestions/help appreciated. Thanks,
> > Andrew
> >
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