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Title: Making a bootdisk for SCSI systems under SuSE Linx 6.3

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Making a bootdisk for SCSI systems under SuSE Linx 6.3

Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.3
Kernel: Version 2.2.13

Symptoms

You'd like to make a bootdisk for a SCSI system but have had no luck with the "normal" method.

Cause

The process for making a bootdisk for a SCSI system has changed along with the boot-concept for SuSE Linux 6.3.

Solution

Generally speaking, you can boot from the SuSE bootdiskette (don't forget to change your BIOS settings to boot from the floppy), after which you should insert SuSE Linux 6.3 CD 2 in order to start YaST1. From the YaST1 Main Menu choose Kernel-Module (Hardware-Drivers) and select the necessary SCSI module for your system, after which you should choose (from the Main Menu) Installation / Start System -> Boot Installed System.

Making your own Bootdisk with the necessary SCSI-kernel

The following Kernels include the respective SCSI Drivers:

The following example uses the scsi01 kernel. Naturally you'll need to choose the kernel that includes the scsi driver for your system.

Instructions

  1. First login as root user and change to your home or tmp directory.
  2. Next, rename the necessary SCSI Kernel:
    mv scsi01.ikr vmlinuz
    
  3. Format a floppy disk with:
    fdformat /dev/fd0u1440
    
  4. Write the SCSI Kernel to the disk:
    dd if=vmlinuz of=/dev/fd0 bs=8k
    
  5. Make sure that the Kernel mounts the Root-Partition as Read-only with:
    rdev /dev/fd0  /dev/sdX
    
    rdev -R /dev/fd0 1
    
    In which X represents the Root Partition of your hard drive (for example /dev/sda3)

This method only supports single processor systems. If your using an SMP system (a system with more than one processor) only one processor will be addressed...in order to include support for more than one processor you'll need to compile your own kernel.

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Keywords: 6.3, 63, INSTALL, KERNEL, SCSI, 63

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Categories: Installation , LILO , Loadlin

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