I've got an unofficial installation diskset for slink that's setup specifically for the Adaptec SCSI controllers. You can snarf it from <http://www.debian.org/~adric/aic7xxx/slink/5.1.19/>.
Basically you'll need to boot from the diskette, but can then use the CD as your installation media... On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 03:33:20PM -0500, Daniel Ferrante wrote: > > > Hi Folks, > > Is it possible for someone to give me a help with this issue? I am > trying to install Debian 2.1 in my machine, but I am getting a hang right > after th CD boots... > > On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Nick Phillips wrote: > > > > I am trying to install Debian 2.1 in my computer. I have an > > > Adaptec 2940U2W SCSI Host adapter and Linux is hanging right after > > > detecting it... > > > > > > Any help?! > > > > It's been a while, but so far as I remember, the 2940U2W (AIC7890) is not > > supported by the drivers in slink (slink is about the same age as the > > AIC7890, give or take), and you'll either need to build a kernel either with > > the 7890 drivers patched in, or get one recent enough to support it without > > patching. > > > > Unfortunately this makes booting from the slink CD rather difficult. When > > I did it, I installed onto an IDE disk, built a kernel to suit the 7890, > > used cpio to copy the system over onto the SCSI drive, set LILO up, and > > finally removed the IDE drive. If you can't manage it any other way, I'm > > sure someone will be able to send you a boot floppy or two... > > > > If anyone else has any better ideas... > > > > Could somebody help me with the kernel! I don't have any means to > install another HD and I don't have access to any Linux box around here > (I'm pretty isolated... surronded by WinBlows...) > > If someone could send me the boot floppies I'd be happy to send > them back as soon as I finish the installation, otherwise, one can attach > the files that I need to rawrite to the floppies. > > Thanks in advance, > > Cheers, > > Daniel. > > __________________________________________________________________________ > Daniel Doro Ferrante email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Network & System Manager http://latt.if.usp.br/~danieldf > & WebMaster > Physics Graduate Student - Brown University > Course of Molecular Sciences - USP: http://www.cecm.usp.br > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
