Hello,
I am installing Linux for the first time and am currently installing Debian
1.1.5 onto a new server that was purchased very recently by my department.
The system configuration is as follows
NCRPCI 2.0 GB scsi hard disk (vendor: Seagate)
32 MB RAM
AHA 2940 Ultra Wide PCI-to-Ultra SCSI Host Adapter
NEC CDR 512 scsi cdrom
CTD 8000 DDS-2 digatal audio scsi tape drive
Dell PowerEdge 5133-2 XE Pentium 133 MHz
I have managed to install the Debian base system onto the server. The kernel
that I have managed to install is the special kernel 2.0.12_6_i386.deb. The
problem occurs when I try to mount the CDROM inorder that I may run dselect to
install the Debian software packages. After typing
>> mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/scd0 /cdrom
the following message appears
mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/scd0 as a block device
(maybe 'insmod driver'?)
During bootup The hardrive,cdrom and tape-drive are recognized but once the
linux operating system is initialized only a message about the hardrive and
the disk partitions is mentioned. I am certain that the kernel chosen is the
right
one. (It was also the only one that would work)
I have tried the following:
1.I have ensured that the BIOS is enabled. The same message occurs.
2.I have tried using the mknod command to insert the sr0 device. The same
message occurs
3. I have checked the /dev directory. scd0 and scd1 are located as block devices
in the directory yet the kernel does not recognize them as block devices
4. I have tried to reconfigure the kernel with the 'make config' command. Since
only the base system is installed, I cannot use 'make'.
After reading the SCSI-HOWTO and the Hardware Compatibility-HOWTO, it seems that
the hardware is supported. I have been stumped on this problem for a few days
now and it is getting crucial that we install Linux so that we can get the
server up and running in the next few weeks.
I would appreciate any help/suggestions with this problem through
postings/email.
Thank you in advance.
Tej Dhillon
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(819) 953-7524
