On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
> Richard:
> Tried to send this earlier, but my system (at home)
> auto-replies to the "majordomo" address instead of the
> "linux-newbie" address! *sigh*
I had that problem to start with when i started to use kmail (KDE),
its an esay solution. use the address book. iF you need more info
contact me.
> In any event, what you need to do is "modprobe <module.o>"
Its not me with the problems, i just replyed to his request.
> to get the kernel to see your SCSI card.
> To see the list of modules (at least under RedHat/Mandrake)
> go to /lib/modules/<kernel>/scsi/ Unfortunatley, I don't
> seem to see your EXACT model of SCSI card. I see about
> three other Adaptec SCSI cards, but not the 14xx series.
I have explained "time and time" again about a distribution kernel
having just about all one needs compiled as modules, so i decided NOT
to say t this time ;-).
> Adaptec has recently started supporting Linux, so maybe
> they'll have the .o module you need for that card. If so,
> I believe you need to add that to "/etc/conf.modules" so
> that it's included each time you boot. Also, if you intend
> to try and boot off the SCSI device you'll need to
> recompile the kernel with support for that particular SCSI
> card.
> John
Anyway thanks for the mail, i will forward it to the origanalposter
as well. I hope and trust you dont mind. Huum, i cant find his
address a the minute so i will forward to linux-newbie.
--
Regards Richard
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