It looks like either a typo in this posting, or you made a typo at the boot prompt. See Damir's last few lines below.
On Sat, 12 Dec 1998, David Herbert wrote: > I tried your suggestion, it did not return an error but also did not > work I continued on and also tried your suggestion using a shell from > inside install program it return the error "couldn't find kernel > image:aha152x=.0x3" > > Damir J. Naden wrote: > > > > Hi David Herbert; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote: > > > I am installing the debian version of linux from cd rom. > > > > > > I have an adaptec scsi controller as my 2nd controller, it is an > > > AHA-1510. In windows(shhh) I found this info on it,AIC 6x60isa single > > > chip scsi controller, using irq 11 and IO range 0340-035F. > > > I tried to load the kernal from the cd and got an error message > > > that it > > > was not configured the install program said to reload the modules. > > > I found at boot: it had some configuring data at F4 and F5, I tried > > > to > > > put in the line about my controller but failed. > > > Would someone know what I have to do to complete this? > > > I did not under stand the info that was needed to put this on the > > > command line. F5 said > > > Adaptec 151x, 152x aha152x=iobase[,irq[,scsi-id[,reconnect]]] > > > also when I tried to access the cd from install program it errored and > > > showed > > > (maybe 'insmod driver'?) > > > Thanks for any help you may provide > > > David > > > > I am no expert, but I have just installed the zip zoom card shipped with > > iomega's internal scsi zip drive. This (mine) one is an adaptec based ISA > > card with no on-board bios. It is a second scsi card and it is used _only_ > > for the zip drive, so I use insmod technique. If your disks are on that > > card's chain, you have to have it compiled in the kernel. that eliminates > > the insmod strategy. > > You could try to pass arguments to kernel at boot time by typing (at the > > boot: prompt) > > aha152x=0x340,11,7,1 > > > > so your whole line would look like: > > > > boot:aha152x=0x340,11,7,1 > > > > the above would correspond to your windows-reported config (0340-035F io > > range and irq 11). > > > > HTH > > > > damir > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > -- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought"
