> From: "Greg Evans" <gje at parrotheaven.com> > Subject: [TCLUG] Trouble installing RH9 on a server with an Adaptec 2100S > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C358E6.E301E360 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > We are trying to get RH9 installed on an older Intel server (440 > chipset). The boot disk is on an Adaptec 2100S. During the initial > kernel load the system freezes during the load of dpt_i2o. Any Ideas? > Do I need to make my own boot disk or perhaps some parameters need to be > passed to the kernel during boot? > > Thanks! > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C358E6.E301E360 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Dus-ascii"> > <TITLE>Message</TITLE> > > <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> > <BODY> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> We are trying to get RH9 = > installed on an=20 > older Intel server (440 chipset). The boot disk is on an Adaptec=20 > 2100S. During the initial kernel load the system freezes during = > the load=20 > of dpt_i2<SPAN class=3D140091116-02082003>o</SPAN>. Any = > Ideas? Do I=20 > need to make my own boot disk or perhaps some parameters need to be = > passed to=20 > the kernel during boot?</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C358E6.E301E360-- I've recently put RH9 on an IBM Netfinity 5000 (PII, 350MHz) and an Adaptec 2100S. RH9 has a driver for this card, so there was no need to make a floppy of any type (as long as you can boot the installation disc). Make sure you visit Adaptec's site and get the latest firmware. (Unless you have a Netfinity!) E-mail me off list if you'd like more details. Chris Schumann _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list