Date: 12 Aug 1998 09:30 EDT From: "Morris Walton" <mwalton@nortel.ca> To: bylander@cs.utsa.edu Cc: aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Redhat 5.1 bootdisk Message-ID: <199808121337.GAA28174@hub.freebsd.org>
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Tom, This image worked fine for the install on my p2b-s motherboard: AIC-7890. However, how do I get around post installation problem: scsi: 0 hosts detected total lib/aic7xxx.o :init module: device or resource busy etc. kernel panic. I appreciate your help morris mwalton@nortel.ca In message "Redhat 5.1 bootdisk", you write: > > > Hi everybody > > > > I am desperate. I only have one harddrive in my machine connected to the > > aic7890 u2w adapter. Without a bootdisk I can neither install linux, nor > > apply the pre-6 patch nor recompile the kernel. Could anybody please provide > > me with a bootdisk image, maybe even one which let me install redhat 5.1 > > then? > > > > Many thanks in advance for getting me out of this vicious circle. > > > > -- Carsten > > Though things are not quite right yet, redhat 5.1 installation and > boot floppies that might work for you are available at: > > http://www.cs.utsa.edu/research/AI/bylander/linux/dell-precision.html > > As you might guess, my machine is a Dell Precision Workstation, which > has the AIC7890-U2W SCSI adapter, and my instructions at the above web > page work for me. > > If you try it, let me know how it works out. > > Tom Bylander > bylander@cs.utsa.edu > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message
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