On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Chuck Lever wrote:
> hi, i'm new to the list.
>
> i have an Intel server with an NCR53C810 and two NCR53C896 SCSI
> controllers that i'm trying to load up with RedHat 6.0. the only drive on
> the system is attached via an SCA backplane to one of the NCR53C896
> controllers.
Such Intel server probably uses a i960 with specialized firmware that
drives the 896. Something like AMI-RAID or equivalent firmware. If it
is the case, then the ncr/sym53c8xx drivers are just useless and even
may cause problems.
> RH6.0 installs without incident from the CD-ROM, and i can boot it. that
Check kernel messages after boot (/var/log/messages, /var/log/dmesg).
The driver that is used announces it-self at boot-up.
If you have problem understanding these outputs, you may send me them.
> is, until i try to install a new kernel. i've tried this with 2.2.10 and
> 2.2.11, but both fail to detect the disk or backplane attached to the
> NCR53C896. but what's worse is somehow, this also makes the disk
> unbootable -- if i try to switch back to the 2.2.5-15 kernel, it also
> fails to mount the root partition, and i have to re-install from CD-ROM.
>
> i've tried this with a 9.1G cheetah and a 4.2G barracuda drive. i've
> tried installing from the RH5.2 CD-ROM, but it claims the drive's
> partition is corrupt, and loops trying to fix it.
RH5.2 is probably too old for your hardware.
Regards,
G�rard.
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