Re: Problems installing Debian on PIII using Adaptec 2400A RAID 5 array as boot drive
On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 09:39:48 +0100,
Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk> wrote in message
<[🔎] 1063096787.5248.10.camel@linda.lfix.co.uk>:
> On Tue, 2003-09-09 at 07:11, Derek Chew En-Hock wrote:
> > With a heavy heart, I attempted install Redhat 9 on my machine and
> > it automatically detected the Adaptec 2400A and installed
> > flawlessly... I guess installing Debian on this machine maybe beyond
> > my current abilities...
> >
> > Does anyone know of a way I can extract the drivers from the Redhat
> > disc or boot disc and use it to help in the Debian Installation?
> > feel a little uncomfortable moving away from my comfy Debian
> > machines...
>
> You need CONFIG_SCSI_DPT_I2O set in the kernel.
>
> The woody install disks' bf24 kernel does not have this included, so
> you need to build a kernel for it. If the RAID card has the only
> disks, this gives you a bootstrapping problem; I can provide you with
> a kernel-image deb for such a kernel, but you would need to be in a
> position to run dpkg in order to make use of it.
>
> I had to build a new bootable CD in order to get Debian loaded onto
> the machine in question.
..Oliver, would your boot image cover software raid setups too? And
install from network? Say from a lan mirror? If so, image url? ;-)
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