On Thu, 10 Jul 1997 18:04:21 PDT Robert DeLine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I am trying to install Debian 1.3 on a Gateway 2000 with 2 2 Gig SCSI Hard > drives, a Toshiba SCSI CD hooked up to an Adaptec 2940 SCSI adaptor. FYI, I use an Adaptec 2940UW with 3 devices connected to it (Wide disk, cd-rom and tape) without any problem. > I occasionally get the setup menus to come up, but then drive 2 (which is > the drive I want to install on) is not visibale. > > Most of the time, I get alot of timeout type errors in the initial boot > screens indicating problems with the SCSI bus. I have tried to enable and > disable the disconnects on the SCSI adaptor, and use the boot option > asc7xxx=no_reset with absolutly no success. Are you sure about SCSI termination and SCSI cables ? 2940 is known to be overly sensitive to bad cables and/or bad terminations. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
