Hello,
The patch for the DAC960 can be found at http://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/2003/debian-alpha-200302/msg00154.html
You should apply the patch for dac960.c but not the one for do_mounts.c because this is alredy in the Kernel.
You have to chaet a bit when installing because Debian (not even the installed system) doesn't have the device files needed for the DAC960. They can be created using mknod.
Tip: Use a SCSI-Disk on the normal SCSI controller to install a base Debian. This gives you some kind of a rescue system if something goes wrong during the installation on the Raid.
If you wish, I could provide you with the running kernel from my system (2.4.21) or its configuration file.
Greetings,
Jan
maximilian attems wrote:
salut :)
On Fri, 05 Sep 2003, Jan Baumgarten wrote:
Hello,
I installed Debian 3.0 on an Alphaserver 800/533. There were two problems
- The original Kernel always crashed at boottime.
- The DAC960 could not be used with the normal kernel.
After patching the kernel sources and building a new kernel Debian could
be installed. But I don't know wether this problem occurs with all
Alphaserver 800.
Now it runs flawless.
could you please point out which patches? thx in advance a++ maks
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