Hi all, I am attempting to install the stable version of Debian 2.1 distributed by O'Reilly. All is fine until install asks me to identify the CD-ROM where the Debian CD is. All of my drives are SCSI and this includes the CD-ROM. The floppy is IDE and I am booting from it (."This disk uses Linux 2.2.12 (from kernel-image-2.2.12_2.2.12-1)")
I selected 'scd0' from the list of CD-ROM devices and this does not mount. When I [alternate] [F2]'d into the other virtual console I found that /dev/scd0 is "not supported by the kernel" by attempting to mount the CD-ROM manually. The block device 'scd0 is in /dev with a max of '8'. An error message during the mount process stated that I should try loading a driver using a loadable module - I presume for the proper SCSI driver. The boot parameters offered at the boot prompt [F5] helps didn't include one for NCR (???). Any suggestions as to where to go from here? This is getting a little over my head <grin>. What "should be" (I guess): Digital Celebris XL 590 (i5861) with 130 megs RAM w/ SCSI Adapter = NCR 53c810-0 - NCRPCI 3.05.3 /dev/sda1 = 1st Fujitsu M29545-512, 4.1 gig - Windows 98 /dev/sdb1 = 2nd Fujitsu M29545-512, 4.1 gig - Linux Boot&Root /dev/sdb5 = " - LinuxSwap /dev/sdc4 = Iomega Zip Drive 100 meg /dev/scd0 ????? = Toshiba XM-5301TA CD-ROM Thanks for your time! Rob Belvidere, NJ
