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THE STOCK KERNEL DOES NOT HAVE SCSI SUPPORT BUILT-IN!!!
You HAVE to build SCSI support INTO the kernel, otherwise
you can't boot off of SCSI. You have two choices...have a
small IDE drive that you boot off of, and don't build-in
SCSI support OR recompile your kernel and include support
for your SCSI controller.
John
On Wed, 01 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> When I built my box b4 using SCSI I had
> / 400M sda1
> /swap 128M sda2
> /use 2gb sda3
> /var 2gb sda4
> /packages 2gb sda5
> /home 3gb sdb1
> /usr/local 3gb sdb2
>
> have free space on both sda and sdb with a spare disk (want to use for
> mirroring) sdc.
> and still got the "LI" error.
>
> what is wrong with the above? it is well withing the limits you have
> set.
>
> do I need to make swap sda1? (to me that makes no diff) it appears to be
> something with lilo correct? the same layout on ide drives works like a
> charm.
>
> "Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> > | Ron,
> > |
> > | Just install as follows. (you can vary it after the swap
> > | and / partitions.)
> > |
> > | sda1 - swap, 110M.
> > | sda2 - / (root) 400M
> > | sda3 - /usr 3000M
> > | sda4 - extended partion for remainder of hd
> > | sda5 - /home (whatever amount)
> > | sda6 - /opt (same as above)
> > | -- etc, you might want a seperate /var, etc.
> >
> > .. . . and if you have separate /var and /tmp partitions, then 64M is
> > more than generous as a size for /.
> >
> > .. . . and it's a Really Good Idea to put /usr and /usr/local on
> > seperate partiions; that way, when you upgrade you can let it blap all
> > over /usr with impunity without trashing /usr/local.
> >
> > |
> > | Basically, it depends on what your going to
> > | do with the system. (workstation, server, etc.)
> > |
> > | The key is the first 2 partitions, notice how
> > | they reside within the hd limit. ;)
> > |
> > | Regards,
> > |
> > | Dana
> > |
> > | "Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote:
> > | >
> > | > Hello All!!
> > | >
> > | > I have don tons and tons and tons of linux installs (from Slackware to
> > | > RH and now LM) on local IDE drives (hda/hdb etc..)
> > | > I am currently seeking info on how to get LM installed on a 9gb SCSI
> > | > drive.
> > | > I am able to boot the cdrom, load my scsi drive, see my scsi disks
> > | > install the os
> > | > to the scsi disk, install lilo.
> > | > when I reboot I get the infamous "LI" and wham it hangs, nothing more
> > | > and nothing less. What am I missing here? could this be the 1024
> > | > cylinder problem? if so, resolutions? ( I know, go ahead and flame me
> > | > with read the HOW-TO's etc..)
> > --
> > I am "Brian, the man from babble-on" (Brian T. Schellenberger).
> > I can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
> > I support http://www.eff.org & http://www.programming-freedom.org .
> > I boycott amazon.com. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/amazon.html .
