Re: new install - SCSI support problem

["Dermot Paikkos" <dermot@sciencephoto.co.uk>]

On 15 Mar 2005 at 11:37, chuck gelm 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.

I have managed to create a bzimage file that is 1036k by removing 
networking support. I have this on a floppy and am surfing tldp.org 
to see if/how I can boot from it at teh boto prompt.

>   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.

There is a embedded sata controller on the board. That might help but 
I am not sure if that would be supported - need to check (silcon 
image 3114)

> HTH, Chuck
> 

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

Yes there is. It is for redhat 9 and the instructions read:
"In MS-DOS:

Extract files to a temporary directory, verify the image is in 8.3 
format (i.e. image.img is okay, dud-image.img is not),
go to a command prompt in the temp directory, insert a floppy, and 
execute the command rwfloppy -w imagename
In Linux:
Extract files to a temp directory, then use execute the command dd 
imagename

After driver update disk is created type "linux dd" at the boot 
prompt to be prompted for drivers during the installation."

It's a bit vague and when I type linux dd at the slackware boot 
prompt it panics looking for a root filesystem.
Dp.