Joe Digilio wrote: > Hi all- > I ordered the 4 cd set of slink from cheapbytes (and made a $5 donation :). > I am trying to install on /dev/sda2 attached to an adaptec 2940uw. There > are no ide drives on my computer. > I tried booting off the cd, but when it loads the kernel, it gets > stuck after finding my scsi card. It stops right after this: > > (scsi0) <Adaptec AHA-294X Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 11/0 > (scsi0) Wide Channel, SCSI ID=7, 16/255 SCBs > (scsi0) Warning - detected auto-termination > (scsi0) Please verify driver detected settings are correct. > (scsi0) If not, then please properly set the device termination > (scsi0) in the Adaptec SCSI BIOS by hitting CTRL-A when prompted > (scsi0) during machine bootup. > (scsi0) Cables present (Int-50 YES, Int-68 YES, Ext-68 NO) > (scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 419 instructions downloaded > > Then it just sits there. I have also tried making the boot floppy > (2.1.9-1999-03-03) with the same result. > > What can I do to install slink? > > Thanks, > Joe
I had similar problems; someone pointed me to a site that had installation files customized for the AHA-294x controller, and that solved my problem (I had to build the floppies to use it). I don't remember the site, but you can search the list archives for the past month and probably find it.
