Thanks for the info. I have some more info, for anyone who's following this thread, and some questions. ([EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : see questions 1+2 below--I wasn't sure exactly where to send this).
Info: the site referred to in the release notes is ftp://kalle.csb.ki.se/pub/, with files 07/13/99 05:41PM 1,474,560 resc1440.bin-non-eata-dma 06/17/99 04:28PM 1,474,560 resc1440.bin-only-aic7xxx 07/13/99 05:41PM 706,857 vmlinuz-2.0.36-non-eata-dma 06/17/99 04:32PM 508,194 vmlinuz-2.0.36-only-aic7xxx The other site is http://www.debian.org/~adric/aic7xxx/slink/5.1.19/ (also 5.1.15) Instructions 24-Aug-1999 18:57 4k Instructions.asc 24-Aug-1999 18:57 1k MD5SUMS 24-Aug-1999 18:57 1k MD5SUMS.asc 24-Aug-1999 18:57 1k drv1440.bin 24-Aug-1999 18:56 1.4M drv1440.bin.asc 24-Aug-1999 18:57 1k resc1440.bin 24-Aug-1999 18:57 1.4M resc1440.bin.asc 24-Aug-1999 18:57 1k Questions: 1) Which of these sites is preferred? (I always prefer instructions :)). 2) It would be good if the release notes would either provide the documentation missing at the site they reference, or point to the other site. For some indication of matters a novice might need info on, keep reading! Basically, the problem was that my initial bootdisk had the right kernel, but I then installed the base system off the CD, which didn't. 3) Seth advises I could copy the file I downloaded from sweden. But resc1440.bin-only-aic7xxx is an image of a rescue diskette. Is that what I want to point lilo at? with what parameter? or is it some file on there I should use? (I tried to read the diskette with ls /dev/fd0, but didn't get anywhere). At 11:34 PM 8/27/99 -0700, Seth R Arnold wrote: >On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 09:02:02PM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: >> I just installed Debian 2.1 on a system with an Adaptec 2940 controller >> which ran, among other things, the CD I used. After running into the >> well-known problems with that controller, I made a boot floppy from the >> site pointed to in the release notes (in sweden, I think). >> >> >From there on I pointed the install at the CD. I'm pretty sure this means >> I got the vanilla kernel, because when I try to boot off the hard drive I >> get the same Adaptec error. I can boot off the same diskette I used for >> the install, with rescue root=/dev/hdax (from memory) getting me into the >> main system. >> >> So I need to get the good stuff onto the hard drive. How do I do that? > >Well, you could copy the file you downloaded from sweden onto your harddrive >and setup lilo to boot with that -- but, honestly, probably the right thing >to do is compile your own kernel with the support you need compiled in. >Compiling the kernel isn't too bad; there is the debian way (look in the >archives of this mail list for the last day or two for that..) and the >standard way -- which basically boils down to: > >make menuconfig >make clean ; make dep >make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install > >Then copy /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/vzlinuz to someplace, normally >/boot/vmlinuz or /vmlinuz or .. most anything else will work if you edit >your lilo.conf file. Also copy /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/System.map to >/boot/System.map. > >Then, be sure to re-run /sbin/lilo :) > >Of course, ymmv :) > >> I also noticed a reference in the email archives to another site, which had >> diskette images for the boot disk and another for a driver disk. I never >> used the latter, and I never told the install process to add a module to >> get the fixes onto the system. >> >> I'd appreciate any advice. If necessary I can do another install, though >> I'd naturally prefer not to. I spent several hours installing packages. >> >> By the way, the hard disk I am using is IDE. The system has a SCSI disk >> drive (also a SCSI Jaz), but it's full. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >-- >Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/ >Hate spam? See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for help >Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into >your ~/.signature to help me spread! > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
