Install can't find hostadapter-aha2740t-arad

[littlejohnny]

I am trying to install 5.0.6 on an EISA-SCSI machine. During bootup with the diskette,
I see msgs saying no root disk controller found. And when I try selecting the install
media, I get a msg saying the host adapter can't be found. The aha2740t is supported
and is included in the boot floppy. The driver is arad.

Any ideas?

Thank you!

 

[edfair]

At boot specify the driver. Should be covered in the manual. Haven't seen 6 but will check in 5 and follow up later today.

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[littlejohnny]

OK--thank you.

I have tried---boot: defbootstr Sdsk=arad(0,0,0,0).

 

[edfair]

Work or not?

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[littlejohnny]

No--specifying at boot up didn't change the results.

 

[edfair]

OK I'll see what I can find.

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[edfair]

Only found the adapter= possible replacement for the Sdsk.
Thought that I had seen something on SCO forum on compuserve in the past but I can't find any printed stuff to relate to it so it may be a figment of my imagination. And you may want to go to SCO help pages to see if there is anything there.
Sorry I'm no more help.

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[littlejohnny]

Thanks for alll your help!

 

[littlejohnny]

I opened a bug report with SCO.

Last nite I tried specifying the adapter, disabling the driver and still no luck. So I
had this freebie I got several years ago at a trade show in DC that had 5.0.0 on it.
I put it into the old 486 and up it came! It recognized the adapter and both channels
and their addresses!

This is really piss'n me off now! I have had the same luck with RED HAT and
SuSe linux, old stuff works, new stuff is screwed.

 

[edfair]

If I had thought about it I would have given you an alternative. 5.0.5 boot is broken (BTLD section) so I have to use a boot from 5.0.4 to get 5 to handle some SIIG controllers. I have made the boot and initial load from 4 but use the 5 CD. You could probably have done the same with 6.
Good luck on the bug report. They've never acknowledged the 5 boot problem. Like a black hole out there.

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