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Re: Problems with the install kernel on serverworks chipset.



On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 18:24:52 +0100 (CET), Mathias <m9236@abc.se> wrote:

>> What SCSI RAID card is in the machine, if any?
>>
> 
> It's equpiped with 2-chan LSI SYM53C896 U160 and an Adaptec 1200A 
> ATA-100/ATA-133 controller to replace the crappy Broadcom IDE controller 
> this board has.
> 
> Anyway, I managed to install a basic configuration of Etch, late last
> night, 
> booting in with LILO (Wanted Grub 2, but my XFS disks wont work with it).
> So I'm going to try and upgrade it further from there.

If your skills are up to it, I'd recommend building a custom non-initrd
kernel with your storage controller and network drivers (and all needed
drivers for that matter) built in.  That would eliminate this boot problem.


--
Stan


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