> I have an IPX that I have tried to install Sparc Debian on but > afterthe > boot tries to detect the devices it detects the cd rom drivs a Sony CDU-8012 > it > starts resetting the bus this drive works fine with solaris and is listed as > SUN Cd drive that was OEMed for Sun by Sony. I have boot prom 2.9 and have > tried to boot from the cdrom and have created the resc, root , drv and base > disks and install the rest from the cdrom and neither works. I kow this drive > is old and slow but I would still think it should work. Any help with this > would be appreciated
Try typing "linux max_scsi_luns=1" at SILO's "boot:" prompt. Or try a kernel >=2.2.4. Edmund
