The problem is that the driver for the differential isn't comppiled into the kernel and it is a module. I got around that on a E4500+D1000 by including my driver in the kernel, but I've heard that you can force the module to load with Silo options.
On Tuesday 28 October 2003 14:15, Pieter-Paul Spiertz wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Pieter-Paul Spiertz wrote: > > Anyway, thanks for your help! I'll try to return to this list when I have > > actually installed the beast :) > > I just tried to install Woody with a net installation (tftpboot.img) on > this Enterprise 5000 (6x300MHz, 6x1GB RAM, 2 StorEdge D1000 disk cabinets > with 8x18 GB differential scsi harddisks each). > > Linux boots successfully! It reports that all CPU's and network cards are > recognized and happily starts the Debian installer. However, the disks > are NOT recognized, so the installer assumes the thing is a diskless > NFS-client :) > > How can I install Debian on this machine? Do I need a special tftpboot > image, with a better kernel, or is this disk cabinet not yet supported? > > > Regards, > Pieter-Paul -- S.W. aka Learner http://www.TerminusPoint.com