On Thu, 2003-03-20 at 15:30, Bryan Whitehead wrote: [snip] > I can understand if you just don't have the driver, but when it's there > in the regular kernels, and I can't install the damn machine, what the hell? > > Scsi drivers and network drivers should always be included. At least you > can get the system installed and up for post-config. The way it is now > I'm screwed, all new dell's shipping (the 550 series we buy) have the > LSI mpt series 320 SCSI cards. (mptbase and mptscsih need to be modprobed). [snip]
AIUI, hitting F1 at the installer's LILO splash screen and typing "expert" at the ensuing LILO prompt gives you, amongst other things, the opportunity to load additional filesystem modules from a floppy for use by the 2nd stage installer; while this is designed for third-party modules, I don't see what would prevent it from loading native kernel modules as well. Perhaps just copying the mptbase and mptscsih modules from a working install onto a floppy would give you what you need for your subsequent installs? Or have you already tried this method? -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #270075 MDK 8.1 & 9.0 "Giving money and power to the government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." - P.J. O'Rourke
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