Re: Installing with a non-standard kernel
Hi,
On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 02:35:58PM -0300, Marco Antonio Vieira Assad wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm not sure if this is the right list for this
> question, but here it goes:
>
> I'm trying to install debian 2.2r5 in an "Acer Altos
> 600" server, but I run into a problem.
>
> The server has an aic-7899 scsi adapter, and the aic-
> 7xxx driver in the standard kernel that comes with the
> distribution seems to be buggy, so it hangs during the
> instalation.
>
> I compiled a new kernel with an updated driver, and put
> it into a floppy with 'make bzdisk'. Now my problem
> is: how to use this kernel during the instalation
> process? Maybe boot from the instalation cd and give
> some parameters at 'lilo' prompt?
Easiest thing is make installation floppies. Rescue and root from CDROM
contents. Then read content of rescue disk. Replace kernel with your
newly compiled one.
Then you can install from there just as normal floppy install.
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