Hi,
I didn't try that (thanks), but when I do the problem persists. The console output has now changed to (copied by hand, so maybe odd errors): [...] scsi: <fdomain> Detection failed (no card) NCR53c406a: no available ports found sym53c416.c: Version 1.0.0 sym53c8xx: setup=disc:n,specf:0,ultra:0,tags:0,sync:255,burst:255,wide:n,diff:1,revprob:n,buschk:0x1 sym53c8xx: setup=mpar:n,spar:y,fsn=n,verb:2,debug:0x0,led:n,settle:10,irqm:0x1,nvram:0x1,pcifix:0x0 Failed initialization of WD-7000 SCSI card! IBM MCA SCSI: No microchannel-bus support present -> Aborting. megaraid: v107 (December 22, 1999) aec671x_detect: 3w-xxxx: tw_findcards(): No cards found. scsi : 0 hosts. scsi : detected total. [...] I don't understand all that, but could those sym53c8xx params be wrong? The disks and controller are (wide) Ultra3 (afaik). Does the SCSI bios need altering? As I said earlier, the machine boots RH OK with the same bios settings (not trying to push RH down your throat, it's just evidence that the BIOS might be OK :-) Thanks for you help (and sorry for not reading the help on that initial screen - I know how annoying it is when users miss the obvious feature put there to help them...). Andrew On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 01:26:46PM +0100, Claus Hindsgaul wrote: > Did you try the boot parameter: > sym53c8xx=safe:y > > (just write "linux sym53c8xx=safe:y" at the boot: prompt) > > It is mentioned on the help screen, that shows up, if you press F6 > immediatly after loading syslinux from the rescue disk. > > Claus Hindsgaul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 2:27 PM > Subject: Bad install with SCSI (sym53c8xx - no hard drive found) > > > When I boot from CD (2.2r0) to install I am told (after configuring > > the keyboard) that no hard drives are present. This is not true - the > > machine has two SCSI disks hanging off a Symbios controller (sym53c8xx > > - 53c1010 ultra3). > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- http://www.acooke.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]