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- From: sno@ais.org (Stephen Opal)
- Subject: Re: Linux with a 1742 adaptec EISA scsi
- Message-ID: <C17M90.6uD@ais.org>
- Organization: UMCC
- References: <1993Jan21.024819.25174@umr.edu> <1993Jan21.082632.1548@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:12:35 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan21.082632.1548@serval.net.wsu.edu> hlu@luke.eecs.wsu.edu (H.J. Lu) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan21.024819.25174@umr.edu> bmason@cs.umr.edu (Brian Mason) writes:
- >>I have an adaptec 1742 eisa scsi controller and the boot for linux does not
- >>find it. I am using version .99 from a SLS instalation.
- >>It will find the card if I put it in standrd mode but not in enhanced mode
- >>HELP. .
- >
- >Try bootable rootdisks on tsx-11 under pub/linux/GCC/rootdisk. They
- >should support adaptec 1742 eisa scsi controller in enhanced mode.
- >
- >
- >H.J.
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- I have done both. The latest SLS release seems to have fixed the problem
- with not recognizing the 1742. H.J.'s bootable root disk is a fine product
- too, but I would not recommend mixing SLS with GCC boot unless you like
- finding a lot of redundant utilities (duplicates).
-
- --
- Stephen N. Opal sno@umcc.ais.org
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