On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 02:03:11AM -0400, John F. Scipione wrote: > Hello fellow debian on sparc users/developers > > Hi, I am trying to install debian on my sparcstation 2, and have come > across a strange error. I replaced the 100Mb Hd that came with the computer > with a seagate 2.1 Gb one. For some reason, the debian install cannot seem > to find that drive on kernel boot. This is strange, because it can be seen > by probe-scsi, solaris, and even redhat! Are their any modules I can pass at > the SILO boot prompt to correct this?
Fairly odd, since the Debian kernel is stock source with no modifications (and SCSI disk support built-in). I seriously doubt it has anything to do with the type of disk. Are you sure the new disk is terminated? What SCSI related messages come up at boot (use dmesg after boot to get some output). Ben -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
