On Fri, 23 Oct 1998, Kenneth Scharf wrote: : I tried to install debian on a computer with an adaptec 2840 scsi : controller. (gateway 2000 486dx2-66, 16m dram) At first I had the 2840 : bios disabled and the controller with 3 drives attached was not : detected. Then I enabled the bios on the 2840 and the controller was : detected. A message 'resetting channel' appeared, then a pause, then : a screen dump 'oops ..... : ending with ..... aiee shuting down interrupts' : : What parameters do I need to add at the boot prompt? : I tried boot: aic7xxx=no_reset and got : 'no image aic7xxx=no_reset'. So i tried : 'linux aic7xxx=no_reset' and 'linux aic7xxx=1' and got the same screen : dump. What gives, I thought this controller was supported. This : computer's cd rom is scsi so I need the controller to install. (it's : set at irq 15 instead of the default value of 11). Can anyone help : here?
It's supported fine. However, the other SCSI drivers in the default kernel send the 2840 over the edge. Compile a kernel with ONLY the device support you need, being particularly careful about SCSI drivers you choose. Unless you have more than one SCSI adaptor you should only choose "AIC_7XXX" support. -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet 410 South Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midco.net finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP Key: (0xA33B86E9)
