Re[2]: new install - SCSI support problem

[Nick Mitchell <nick@niteconline.com>]

Is there not a CD Image with the LSI Logic MegaRaid 320-1SCSI controller
already compiled in?

Nick


On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:37:49 -0500
chuck gelm <chuck@gelm.net> wrote:

> > I did a make bzImage and that file is 1590511. Is it possible to boot 
> > from this?
> > 
> > Thanx.
> > Dp.
> 
> Hi, Dp:
> 
>   It is possible to format HD floppies to 1.68 Megabytes;
> superformat /dev/fd0u1680
> 
>   My Slackware v10.1 floppy bootdisk is type 'umsdos'.
> It seems to me that you might be able to squeeze the
> necessary items onto a HD floppy formatted to 1.68 Megabytes.
>  From this boot floppy, perhaps, you could mount your
> root filesystem on your LSI Logic MegaRaid 320-1SCSI controller.
> 
>   You could install a supported (IDE/SCSI) controller card and
> drive(s) and install to them, then mount the new controller's drives
> after you obtain kernel support.
> 
> HTH, Chuck
> 
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