SCSI installations

[Stuart Lamble]

Hello FC Users

Can anyone tell me the correct procedure to installing FC2 on SCSI disks?
When I try run the install off cd, the machine just hangs.

Do I need to parse any special boot: parameters to tell FC about SCSI?

Thanks
Stuart

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[Lin Tse Hsu]

--- stu  wrote:
> Hello FC Users
>
> Can anyone tell me the correct procedure to
> installing FC2 on SCSI disks?
> When I try run the install off cd, the machine just
> hangs.

...

Hi Stuart.  Does it hang on boot, or does it hang when
you are trying to partition the disk.  If it is
hanging on boot, try to copy a few lines of the boot
message.  It is very likely that it is choking on a
sloppily written partially supported SCSI driver.

I tried installing on a SCSI system with an Adaptec
2940UW controller (well-supported, even since RH days)
but it crashed in an unrecoverable manner when it got
to the partitioning stage.  Don't waste time with
junk, partially supported hardware.  You are saving so
much on the OS and utilities that you can afford
decent (well-supported) hardware.

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[Stuart Lamble]

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> > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 6:51 AM
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> > Subject: SCSI installations
> >
> > Hello FC Users
> >
> > Can anyone tell me the correct procedure to installing FC2 
> > on SCSI disks?
> > When I try run the install off cd, the machine just hangs.
> >
> > Do I need to parse any special boot: parameters to tell FC 
> > about SCSI?

To answer my own question...
 What I did was boot off the ide cdrom (primary master), press F2 at the FC2
boot: prompt.
Type in "boot: linux noprobe" - to prevent hardware detection.
The setup begins. It then tells me no harddisks were found, do I want to
specify or "add device".
I selected the SCSI controller from the list, in my case it is an Iwill
DU3160 which, if you rip the sticker off the main chip on the card, is a
qlogic ISP 12160 - which correlates to linux driver qlogic 12160 off the
list.
If in doubt as to which SCSI card to be buying, best bet is the adaptec
range, there seems to be a lot of support for them...
After selecting it there, I was able to partition and install successfully.

Just thought I would let the rest of you know, just incase it may make
someones SCSI attempts a little easier next time.

I also noticed that at the boot: prompt you can also type in "boot: linux
dd"
This is for manufacture supplied drivers. Didn’t try it, but may also help.
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[Paul Howarth]

On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 20:20, stu wrote:
> I also noticed that at the boot: prompt you can also type in "boot: linux
> dd"
> This is for manufacture supplied drivers. Didn’t try it, but may also help.

It won't help for FC2 installs because SCSI driver disks don't work in
FC2.

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=122952

Paul.