I've only been on the list for a few days, and m a newbie ... sorry 'bout borrowing the thread, but it is my understanding that you'll be posting a new boot-floppies with a patched kernal for adaptec? I'm currently stuck (unable to install or do anything but read this thread - which I do find enlightening) waiting for some news to pop up about that patch.
Tom Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: Enrique Zanardi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>; <debian-boot@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 6:15 AM Subject: Re: Problems installing with Promise Uttra33 (hde & hdg) > On Tue, Jul 20, 1999 at 11:49:03PM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > John Beimler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I switched over to the 2nd virtual console and noticed there are no > > > devices for hde or hdg, so I am guessing this is the problem. I am > > > hoping someone has a quick fix for me. I would like to leave the > > > setup the way it is, the HD controller that is on the motherboard is > > > really flaky. > > > > Can't you just bring up the shell in tty2 and mknod these devices? > > > > Sorry, I know this is just a workaround ... this is a bug in the > > boot-floppies that we fixed in mid-April, however, we never made a > > "post-2.1.9" release... Enrique? Feel like burning a boot-floppies > > 2.1.11 for slink? > > Sure. Once I have the patched kernel we talked about last week (the one > that fixes the Adaptec mess) I'll upload them to incoming. > > -- > Enrique Zanardi [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
