Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:31:15 +0000 From: Geoff Buckingham <geoffb@chuggalug.clues.com> To: Tim Clark <timclark@ams-ltd.demon.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Trouble installing on SCSI-only system Message-ID: <19991129133115.C15067@chuggalug.clues.com> In-Reply-To: <38422E86.3AF5AAFE@ams-ltd.demon.co.uk>; from Tim Clark on Mon, Nov 29, 1999 at 07:43:02AM %2B0000 References: <38422E86.3AF5AAFE@ams-ltd.demon.co.uk>
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On Mon, Nov 29, 1999 at 07:43:02AM +0000, Tim Clark wrote: > I am failing to install 2.1.6 on a PC with just a SCSI disk. At the > point where the install is committed, it tries for a long time to write > the partition table (at least that's what the message says) then gives > up with an IO error. The hardware is as follows. > Compaq Deskpro EN (500MHz Pentium III) > 128 MByte memory > IDE CDROM (on secondary IDE interface - FreeBSD 2.1.6 distribution is > on this) > Adaptec 2940AU interface card (PCI) It is just a thought but it may be worth checking the cvs repository to see if the ahc driver needed any alteration for the crippled 2940AU and if so when it happened. > IBM UltraStar 9ES (4.5GB) hard disk (on SCSI ID=0) > no IDE hard disks > Intel Ethernet card > > I know that the hardware is OK, because I have installed two other OSes > on it (Windows95 and QNX). > > Any help much appreciated. > [PS There are historical reasons why I am installing 2.1.6 and not a > more recent version.] Have you considered using the 2.2.8 install and fixit diks to manually install from the 216 CD ?? > [PPS I posted this to freebsd-questions as well.] > -- GeoffB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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