On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, John Boffemmyer IV wrote:
> on it. Problem: how do I get the damned install from floppy to see the
> CD-ROM and see the hard drive properly? It goes to start the installer and
> it comes up loading the initial install kernal with this error:
> SCSI host found at (0)
> Unable to load SCSI host (0)
Sorry, missed this on the first pass.
Which boot floppy are you using? IIRC, there are 2 or 3 boot images
just for adaptec-family adapters.
I also seem to recall that there was a specific EISA boot disk....
Yup. I just finally found a mirror with 7.1 still up:
ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/slackware/
slackware-7.1/bootdsks.144/
Mind the linewrap - you want the "aha1740.s" image. Since PC-DOS sees
the drive, it appears that the EISA is configured right. But remember
that PC-DOS can see the HDD even without SCSI drivers. It's getting it
from the BIOS.
> anyone know of a friggin GUI utility that allows you to still use the
> keyboard (tab, space bar, etc) for drive partitioning and editing to set up
> a Linux partition (possibly as a bootable util from a floppy?)? Guessing in
I like Linux fdisk better than any of the GUI utils out there. Big
hint. Know the size of the drive, do a "p" as soon as you get into
fdisk. Divide size/cylinders and write it down. Figure your partition
layout in _cylinders_, not megs, and write all that down before doing
anything else. Also remember that if you read the fdisk prompt
_carefully_, it will literally lead you through the process.
I know that all sounds very kindergarten and maybe condescending. The
deal is, I teach Linux classes, and partitioning drives is one of the
big hurdles. 99% of the time, when a student asks me what to do next, I
quote directly what's onscreen, they get it, and they go on. And the
"writing down the layout" thing is something I still do myself, after a
few thousand installs. It's amazing how much it helps.
Doc
Received on Sat Jun 22 2002 - 00:43:09 BST