> I just built a new system, which happens to be 100%
> SCSI (something I have never attempted before, apparently with good
> reason!). The bios recognizes both 18GB drives as well as the scsi
> cdrom. It boots the install cd, starts the installation, recognizes the
> aic 2940/7980, continues, and then barfs when it wants to create
> filesystems, complaining that there are no valid devices found. Any
> idea why it might not see the hard drives? Both drives are on the
> lvd/scsi2 channel and the cd and tape are on the legacy fast/wide
> channel. Any help would be appreciated... I checked the archives and
> everyone else seems to be having problems loading drivers or problems
> booting successful installations. I get past the first problem, but die
> before the second. I wish I could get that far...
>
Sam,
Grab a copy of Mandrake 7.1 and you should be fine. I had a similar
problem with any version of Mandrake earlier than 7.0. Apparently the
SCSI driver has a problem with either the newer adapters (I'm going to
guess a 2940U2W or 29160) or the LVD drives, or both. In my case, the
install would hang while detecting the devices, almost as if the chain
was not terminated. Hitting "ALT-4" would show exacly what was happening
after the SCSI module was loaded.
Of course, make sure you do have a terminator made for LVD/SE attached to
the last position on the cable connecting the wide (68 pin) chain, and
that you have enabled Term power on the drives on the wide chain. Also,
double check that your narrow side is properly terminated by enabling
termination on the last device on the chain. (Last device always refers
to the last physical device, regardless of the SCSI id assigned to the
devices.)
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