[2369] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: SCSI bootdisk or insmod???
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Rumball)
Thu Aug 28 14:10:31 1997
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 13:46:27 -0400
To: Juan Andres Baranda <andres@jueves.iwm.com.mx>,
Scsi list <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>
From: John Rumball <rumbalj@gov.on.ca>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970828111300.11104B-100000@jueves.iwm.com.mx
>
At 11:55 AM 28/08/97 -0400, Juan Andres Baranda wrote:
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> Hi everybody!! I've been trying to install linux (RedHat 4.2) to a
>new server, PC Pentium 133, 32M, SCSI Adaptec 2920 and 2G Quantum.
>
> The problem is linux can't detect the scsi card ( IO=0x6100 IRQ=9
>on /proc/pci, also SCSI storage controller= Future Domain TMC-18C30 ) so
>i've been using the fdomain module, and failed.
>
> The Questions are:
>
> 1) Can i make a bootdisk ( installation for redhat ) so that i can
>modify the scsi.c or fdomain.c module to autodetect my card???
>
> 2) Instead, how can i pass the io and irq to the module with
>insmod or when you specify the options in RH install??
>
> 3) Last one, will i be able to install RH to my server or shall i
>quit???
>
> 4) Suggestions????
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>
> Thanx.
>
>
> Juan Andres
Juan Andres,
I don't know if this is of any help to you, but I also *had* problems
getting Linux (SlackWare 3.2 in my case) to recognize my 2920 scsi
controller. I finally solved it by typing the following at the LILO boot
prompt when booting from a boot disk:
boot: ramdisk fdomain=0x6100,10,7
(portbase,irq,scsi-id)
Hope this helps.
John
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