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Title: LILO: can't boot kernel with Adaptec 2940 driver

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LILO: can't boot kernel with Adaptec 2940 driver

Symptom:

After the start of Linux via LILO the machine hangs during the initialization of the harddrive (ID0). However it is possible to start Linux via the bootdisk (that was delivered with the distribution) without any problems.

Cause:

The BIOS settings of the controller are not yet configured correctly.

Solution:

If you have an Adaptec controllers of the type 2940 and a BIOS version 1.23, it helps to switch off Sync-Negotiating in the BIOS of the controller

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Keywords: ADAPTEC, SCSI, 2940, LILO, BOOT, AIC7XXX

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SDB-sw_2940_lilo, Copyright SuSE GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany - Version: 19. Jun 1998
SuSE GmbH - Last generated: 07. Oct 1999 18:15:54 by maddin with sdb_gen 1.00.0