From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 4 17:30:49 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA07996 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 4 Oct 1996 17:30:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from postoffice.scs.unr.edu (postoffice.scs.unr.edu [134.197.222.130]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA07984 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 1996 17:30:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from futique.scs.unr.edu (futique.scs.unr.edu [134.197.40.111]) by postoffice.scs.unr.edu (8.7.6/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA14140 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 1996 17:36:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by futique.scs.unr.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0S) id AA03850; Fri, 4 Oct 96 17:30:25 -0700 Date: Fri, 4 Oct 96 17:30:25 -0700 From: Steven Foster Message-Id: <9610050030.AA03850@futique.scs.unr.edu> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Weird install problem Cc: foster@futique.scs.unr.edu Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi - I know you are busy ... I am trying to install FBSD 2.1.5 from the Walnut Creek CDROM - onto a new system with NO IDE disk, using a 2.1 GB HP SCSI disk and an NCR 810 SCSI controller ( ASUS SC-200 on ASUS motherboard with NCR scsi bios onboard ) - and a scsi cdrom drive. During kernel boot ( either from a floppy OR from the "view" or "install" files on CDROM subsequent to an initial DOS boot ) the NCR controller IS probed, and the fixed disk and CDROM are reported as being detected - BUT the install script reports that no disks are found as potential targets! I have tried this with all sorts of system-bios settings, i.e. scsi boot before ide, ide controller disabled, etc ... no avail. I have tried both the "novice" and the "expert" menus of the install script, and it always says no disks are found - but the kernel boot progress information says the kernel sees the disks. Ideas? does one NEED an IDE disk to install? the scsi fixed disk has one 12-MB DOS primary partition on it, and one 2000+ MB DOS extended partition. Thank you for help! Steve Foster