[905] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: SCSI hardisk not detected.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter S Galbraith)
Sat Nov 9 08:26:46 1996
To: "Bhargava, Harsh ROLM SC" <Harsh.Bhargava@siemenscom.com>
CC: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 10:41:02 -0500
From: Peter S Galbraith <rhogee@mixing.qc.dfo.ca>
> Hello,
> I am a installing Linux for the first time.
Welcome.
> The log file after booting from the Bootdisk (prepared from aha1542.s)
> and rootdisk(prepared from color.gz)
> shows like this:
>
> <4>scsi : 0 hosts.
> <4>scsi : detected total.
>
> Host Adapter is present at port #230
> The setting for it are:
> IRQ 11
> DMA Channel 5
> SCSI ID 7
> SCSI Parity Checking Enabled
> DMA Transfer Rate 5.0 MB/sec
> SCSI Termination Enabled
You are using a non-standard port for the SCSI card. When you get the
`boot' prompt after initially booting with the installation boot disk,
you'll need to pass parameters like so:
/*
* LILO params: aha1542=<PORTBASE>[,<BUSON>,<BUSOFF>[,<DMASPEED>]]
*
* Where: <PORTBASE> is any of the valid AHA addresses:
* 0x130, 0x134, 0x230, 0x234, 0x330, 0x334
* <BUSON> is the time (in microsecs) that AHA spends on the AT-bus
* when transferring data. 1542A power-on default is 11us,
* valid values are in range: 2..15 (decimal)
* <BUSOFF> is the time that AHA spends OFF THE BUS after while
* it is transferring data (not to monopolize the bus).
* Power-on default is 4us, valid range: 1..64 microseconds.
* <DMASPEED> Default is jumper selected (1542A: on the J1),
* but experimenter can alter it with this.
* Valid values: 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 (MB/s)
* Factory default is 5 MB/s.
*/
so...
boot: ramdisk aha1542=0x230
Hopefully, this will work.
--
Peter Galbraith, research scientist <galbraith@mixing.qc.dfo.ca>
Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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