Did you check the bootprompt HOWTO? There are sometimes special parameters for SCSI cards.
The kernel won't compile with multiprocessor support on the install-- it'll just use the first processor. So you'll need to recompile after your install with multiprocessor support. Regards, glen > Subject: Problems with Asus P2B-DS/350 and double PIII 450 > Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 11:56:24 +0100 (MET) > From: Enrico Zini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Hello! > > I have a dual Pentium III 450 system with an Asus P2B-DS/350 main board, > in which I removed everything but the floppy drive and the IDE CD-Rom, > master on the second channel. > > The standard Debian boot disk hangs probing the Adaptec SCSI card bundled > in the main board; I tried making custom boot kernels with 2.2.13 and > everything hangs asking if I have a color monitor. > > I'm trying to build the smallest possible 2.2.13 boot kernel for that > server, but I have no idea what could be the cause. > > Is there some boot problem HOWTO or some other source of information about > problems booting linux or hardware problems with Linux in general? Windows > NT boots, installs and seems to work fine. > > Is there some known problem with Linux and this Asus mainboard, or with > double Pentium III? > > TIA, Enrico > -- Glen S Mehn [EMAIL PROTECTED] GoMo Technologies Systems Administrator Can your email do this? http://www.gomomail.com