On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 09:39:48 +0100, Oliver Elphick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Tue, 2003-09-09 at 07:11, Derek Chew En-Hock wrote: > > With a heavy heart, I attempted install Redhat 9 on my machine and > > it automatically detected the Adaptec 2400A and installed > > flawlessly... I guess installing Debian on this machine maybe beyond > > my current abilities... > > > > Does anyone know of a way I can extract the drivers from the Redhat > > disc or boot disc and use it to help in the Debian Installation? > > feel a little uncomfortable moving away from my comfy Debian > > machines... > > You need CONFIG_SCSI_DPT_I2O set in the kernel. > > The woody install disks' bf24 kernel does not have this included, so > you need to build a kernel for it. If the RAID card has the only > disks, this gives you a bootstrapping problem; I can provide you with > a kernel-image deb for such a kernel, but you would need to be in a > position to run dpkg in order to make use of it. > > I had to build a new bootable CD in order to get Debian loaded onto > the machine in question. ..Oliver, would your boot image cover software raid setups too? And install from network? Say from a lan mirror? If so, image url? ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
