From: Nick Mitchell <nick@niteconline.com>
To: chuck@gelm.net
Cc: dermot@sciencephoto.co.uk, linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re[2]: new install - SCSI support problem
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:43:45 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050315114219.1863.NICK@niteconline.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42370F5D.2090803@gelm.net>
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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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-03-15 16:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-03-15 12:01 new install - SCSI support problem Dermot Paikkos
2005-03-15 14:44 ` chuck gelm
2005-03-15 14:52 ` Dermot Paikkos
2005-03-15 16:37 ` chuck gelm
2005-03-15 16:43 ` Nick Mitchell [this message]
2005-03-15 17:02 ` Dermot Paikkos
2005-03-15 14:52 ` Scott Taylor
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