Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 22:07:51 +1000 (EST) From: User Raymond <raymond@one.com.au> Subject: More on AS200 won't install Message-ID: <200005121207.WAA07241@gw.one.com.au>
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Yet one more bloody time...
> Continuing the saga...
>
> > Same thing happens when booting from Walnut Creek 4.0-RELEASE CDROM
> > and from kern & mfsroot floppies made from that CD.
> >
> > I also tried booting CD #2 and using kernel.GENERIC - this actually
> > got to the stage of telling me that it couldn't find its root
> > on da0 when it should have been looking at cd0. I got that up
> > using the srm -fl cd9660:cd0a switch but this wouldn't work
> > with CD #1 and I've no idea of the device name for mfsroot.
>
> I have just tried:
>
> 1. Booting V3.4 (downloaded) still says "can't find init"
> 2. Booting V3.2 (floppies from CD dist) ditto
>
> THEN, I tried booting the V4.0 CD with ALL other SCSI devices
> disconnected - and it worked (came up with the install menu).
> Note: It was DKA100 - RZ26, DKA200 - RZ28 and DKA300 - CD.
> and I have tried it with the CD at DKA0.
>
> BUT that's not much use as (at that point) I don't have any disk
> to install it on (and hot plugging doesn't work).
>
> Does this provoke and suggestions?
If I disable automatic spin-up on the disks:
srm sees them
the kernel probe sees them
but the bloody install says I have no disks!!!
If I enable automatic spin-up on the disks:
the stupid install looses its init!!!
What is the next thing to try?
Ray Newman
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