On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 09:14:56AM -0600, Michael Shields wrote: > Fixed! I chose 'install from hard drive' (even though I intended to install > from the CD), > loaded the Adaptec 1542 driver from the list presented and, after it loaded, > backed out to > choose 'install from CD'. In hindsight I can see that the install disk > didn't have aha1542 driver.
The normal way to make the installer use a particular driver is to install from expert mode. It lets you pick all your scsi and network drivers from a list. > Thanxz. > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Shields" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Adaptec AHA1542 & Upgrading from RH6.1 to RH7.1 > > Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 11:07:07 -0600 > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C148D6.E0B20990 > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > Greetings, > > > > When attempting to do an upgrade from CD I get a 'no valid block = > > devices found' > > message after selecting 'Upgrade'. I've tried passing the parameter = > > 'aha1542=3D0x330'=20 > > to the kernel to no avail. > > My system boots OK from a SCSI disk via this card. I upgraded my RH6.1 = > > kernel to > > RH6.2 two days ago & have no other problems. I installed RH6.1 some = > > years > > ago & don't recall having to deviate from the standard installation = > > procedure at that time. > > =20 > > My complete 'dmesg' can be found at the end of this message. What I find = > > interesting > > is this bit, it seems like it fails to find it - > > =20 > > scsi : 0 hosts. > > scsi : detected total. > > > > - then does find it - > > =20 > > Configuring Adaptec (SCSI-ID 7) at IO:330, IRQ 12, DMA priority 7 > > scsi0 : Adaptec 1542 > > scsi : 1 host. > > =20 > > Is there something in my present system that can be used to tell the = > > 'install/upgrade'=20 > > kernel about the AHA1542? Or another workaround? Thanxz. > > =20 > > Complete 'dmesg' follows: > > =20 > > Linux version 2.2.14-5.0 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version = > > egcs-2.91.66 > > 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Tue Mar 7 20:53:41 EST 2000 > > relocating initrd image: > > initrd_start:0xc0fa9000 initrd_end:0xc0fff0b3 > > mem_start:0xc0272000 mem_end:0xc40f0000 > > initrd_size:0x000560b3 dest:0xc4099000 > > Detected 119754428 Hz processor. > > Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 > > Calibrating delay loop... 238.39 BogoMIPS > > Memory: 63612k/66496k available (1084k kernel code, 412k reserved, 976k = > > data, 64 > > k init, 0k bigmem) > > Dentry hash table entries: 262144 (order 9, 2048k) > > Buffer cache hash table entries: 65536 (order 6, 256k) > > Page cache hash table entries: 16384 (order 4, 64k) > > VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized > > CPU: Intel Pentium MMX stepping 03 > > Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting. > > Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK. > > Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled. > > POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX > > PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.00 entry at 0xfba70 > > PCI: Using configuration type 1 > > PCI: Probing PCI hardware > > Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 > > Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 > > NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. > > NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 > > IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP > > TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 65536 bhash 65536) > > Initializing RT netlink socket > > Starting kswapd v 1.5 > > Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. > > Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled > > ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq =3D 4) is a 16550A > > ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq =3D 3) is a 16550A > > pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured > > apm: BIOS version 1.1 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.9) > > Real Time Clock Driver v1.09 > > RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size > > PIIX: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 38 > > PIIX: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later > > PIIX: neither IDE port enabled (BIOS) > > PIIX: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 > > PIIX: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later > > ide0: BM-DMA at 0xe800-0xe807, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio > > ide1: BM-DMA at 0xe808-0xe80f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio > > hdc: MATSHITA CR-581, ATAPI CDROM drive > > ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 > > hdc: ATAPI 4X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache > > Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 > > Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M > > FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077 > > md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=3D256, MAX_REAL=3D12 > > raid5: measuring checksumming speed > > raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines > > pII_mmx : 194.310 MB/sec > > p5_mmx : 225.552 MB/sec > > 8regs : 129.921 MB/sec > > 32regs : 96.012 MB/sec > > using fastest function: p5_mmx (225.552 MB/sec) > > scsi : 0 hosts. > > scsi : detected total. > > md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) =3D 4096 > > Partition check: > > RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 > > autodetecting RAID arrays > > autorun ... > > ... autorun DONE. > > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem). > > Configuring Adaptec (SCSI-ID 7) at IO:330, IRQ 12, DMA priority 7 > > scsi0 : Adaptec 1542 > > scsi : 1 host. > > Vendor: QUANTUM Model: FIREBALL ST4.3S Rev: 0F0C > > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > > Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > > SCSI device sda: hdwr sector=3D 512 bytes. Sectors=3D 8471232 [4136 MB] = > > [4.1 GB] > > sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 sda6 > > > autodetecting RAID arrays > > autorun ... > > ... autorun DONE. > > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. > > change_root: old root has d_count=3D4 > > Trying to unmount old root ... <3>error -16 > > Change root to /initrd: error -2 > > Freeing unused kernel memory: 64k freed > > Adding Swap: 66536k swap-space (priority -1) > > 3c59x.c:v0.99H 11/17/98 Donald Becker = > > http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/ > > vortex.html > > eth0: 3Com 3c590 Vortex 10Mbps at 0xe400, 00:20:af:dd:3b:14, IRQ 10 > > 32K byte-wide RAM 1:1 Rx:Tx split, 10baseT interface. > > eth0: Overriding PCI latency timer (CFLT) setting of 80, new value is = > > 248. > > cat uses obsolete /proc/pci interface > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list -- Jan Carlson janc at kubwa dot com _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
