Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 13:54:11 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: how to boot from DPT SCSI host adaptor ?? Message-ID: <00ab01bfdbfd$880faa00$847e03cb@ROADRUNNER>
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I'm trying to install 4.0 RELEASE in an AST Premium SE 4/50d fitted with a DPT SCSI host adaptor. This system is SCSI only (hard drives & CD-ROM) ..... there doesn't appear to be any provision for IDE drives. I'm aware that the generic kernel doesn't support this thing (attempts to install stall when its looking for drives), but DPT cards are listed in both generic & lint files .... so obviously there's meant to be some sort of support for them. The problem as I see it is essentially a "chicken & egg" one .................. *exactly* how does one go about installing the operating system in the first place so that there's a kernel source available to edit & compile ?? I guess if DPT support could be somehow configured into the boot floppies then at least install would be able to see the hard drives & CD-ROM, but in the absence of any info on that I can't imagine where to start. Another idea is maybe try installing via FTP, then the source is on the hard drive & maybe once DPT support is compiled in it might be OK on re-booting. Comments / suggestions / advice anyone ?? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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