> Hi Pete, hi Mr. Zimmermann, > I am quite sure that the OBP will not recognize the SATA disk controller. > We use an AHA29160 SCSI controller within an U60; the method of choice for > booting is either a CD or a netboot (here). One could alternatively insert > a small SCSI / PATA disk to boot from and mount the "real" disks at a > later stage. > Bying equipment that is "known" by openboot is fairly expensive and IMHO > not neccessary - if one can live with somewhat slower boot-up times via > network or (faster!) CD.
My U10's and U5's use an LSI, Sun scsi adaptor - abour £30 from ebay and bootable. The small SCSI/PATA boot disk is a good alternative - you shouldn't need to boot these boxes too often anyway ;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]