> Attempting to boot S/linux Debian version 2.1.9, 03 March, 1999 on a > SPARCstation 1 and > a SPARCstation 10 from CD-ROM loops resetting the esp SCSI controller. > This happened using both the 2.0.35 kernel and the 2.2.1 kernel on the CDROM. > I note that patch-2.2.4 contains changes to drivers/scsi/esp.c - is this > relevant? > If so is there a kernel-2.2.4, 5, or 6 built around somewhere to try?
There was a problem with a certain Sony CD which resulted in this. Someone checked a fix into the sparclinux tree, however the debian boot disks contain an older version of the kernel. Using another less brain dead CDROM should cure your problems. Anton

