Quoting Jaume Teixi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Thank you but this occurs when installing on a new machine.... > this machines has an SCSI Host Adaptec AIC 7895P on the mainboard... > > thanks... > > Oki DZ wrote: > > > On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Jaume Teixi wrote: > > > > > I'm installing debian 2.1 with linux 2.2.12 on a new machine with an > > > internal SCSI bus. > > > > So, your Linux is already running. > > > > > I can't survive the following when booting: > > > NCR53c406a : no ports avaiable
That message is quite normal when you don't have one, so presumably it could be the next thing probed that's the problem. > > It seems that it's compiled in the kernel. > > An alternative solution: remove the NCR suport and recompiling the kernel. It looks as though you're actually installing potato/frozen, not 2.1 if you've got a 2.2.x kernel. Can you get away with a slink/stable installation and upgrade? I don't think this has the same drivers. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.