Rob Lilley wrote: >Hi all, > >I am attempting to install the stable version of Debian 2.1 distributed by >O'Reilly. All is fine until install asks me to identify the CD-ROM where >the Debian CD is. All of my drives are SCSI and this includes the CD-ROM. >The floppy is IDE and I am booting from it (."This disk uses Linux 2.2.12 >(from kernel-image-2.2.12_2.2.12-1)") > >I selected 'scd0' from the list of CD-ROM devices and this does not mount. >When I [alternate] [F2]'d into the other virtual console I found that >/dev/scd0 is "not supported by the kernel" by attempting to mount the CD-ROM >manually. The block device 'scd0 is in /dev with a max of '8'. An error >message during the mount process stated that I should try loading a driver >using a loadable module - I presume for the proper SCSI driver. The boot >parameters offered at the boot prompt [F5] helps didn't include one for NCR >(???). Any suggestions as to where to go from here? This is getting a >little over my head <grin>. > Did you install appropriate SCSI support modules? (Under the option "Configure device driver modules", I think)
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