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Compaq ProSignia scsi-2 HOW?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Ferrari)
Mon Feb 2 10:19:27 1998
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 09:19:21 -0600
To: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
From: Mike Ferrari <magnet@htls.lib.il.us>
>Friends,
>
>Who has experience to install OpenLinux/Linux on Compaq ProSignia
>486DX2-66 Model that
>has integrated scsi-2 controller. Please let me know how.
>
>I dump IRQ from bios result as follow:
> IRQ 14, Not Shared, Level Triggered
> Port Range(s): 8000h - 801Fh, Not Shared
>
>Waiting someone give some help.
>
>Kris
>
>
I know this wont answer your question but i have a similar situation.
I don't know where to turn, so I thought id ask everyone on this list. I
have a Compaq ProSignia server, (486DX2, 66mhz) that we replaced with a
faster server. I wanted to load Slakware on this machine and use it for
testing. The motherboard has a built-in SCSI controller (machine ID cpq0621
if that means anything), in the compaq config utility it says "SCSI
controller....embedded". I have a Seagate hard drive(st32550n) and a
Pioneer CD ROM (dr-124x) connected to the controller.
The problem is that I cant install linux because I don't know what kind of
SCSI controller is "embedded" in the mother board. I've read the linux SCSI
HOW-TO from top to bottom and i still cant figure out how to get it to
load(I've even tried guessing which ones listed in the how-to were closest
to the compaq). I would appreciate any input or suggestions that would
point me in the right direction. I think I remember about a month ago
someone mentioning that they were having problems with the world of
proprietary Compaqs and linux. It would be a shame to have to use this nice
server as parts.
Thanks again in advance
Mike Ferrari magnet@htls.lib.il.us
