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Re: Compaq ProSignia scsi-2 HOW?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kris Y.)
Tue Feb 3 23:35:30 1998
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 11:38:25 +0700 (GMT+0700)
From: "Kris Y." <kris@mail.gdm.co.th>
To: David Beitler <dbeitler@ndcwireless.com>
cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu, Mike Ferrari <magnet@htls.lib.il.us>
In-Reply-To: <9801038865.AA886522862@smtp.ndcwireless.com>
Yes, David it is NCR 53c710. I was using 53c710 driver and enter
"ncr53c710=0x8000,0xc000,15,2" at boot prompt but still cannnot.
Any idea?
Kris
On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, David Beitler wrote:
> I believe it is one of the NCR drivers, the NCR53C7xx I'm pretty sure
>
> At least this seems to work for the Prosignia pentium machines.
>
> David Beitler
> dbeitler@ndcwireless.com
>
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
> Subject: Compaq ProSignia scsi-2 HOW?
> Author: Mike Ferrari <magnet@htls.lib.il.us> at INTERNET
> Date: 2/2/98 8:47 AM
>
>
> >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
>
