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Hi there,

For the first time, I need to install Linux using a SCSI hard drive and
controller on a Pentium III based server. I have installed Linux on many IDE
drives in the past, but never on SCSI hardware.

I find the process intimidating. Is this an easy task? Could someone please
recommend me a proven controller/hard drive SCSI combo solution that works
great with Linux? I need a HD of 20GB approx. I would like the controller/HD
to be recognized and configured by the Linux installation process, as I do
not know how to install linux drivers by hand. Hope I am not asking too
much! :-)

Many, many thanks in advance and Best Regards,

Jorge Alvarez

During installation type " text expert"

During the early part of the installation, it will ask for SCSI/network card.
Pick from the SCSI card from menu.
I used an Adaptec 1520B, but it was not probed, I have to get the IRQ, DMA, etc
for it to work properly..

I'm using adaptec 29160 scis controller with an IBM u160 18.4G hd.  I'm
using RH6.2 and the installation process is almost the same as install on an
IDE hd.  The only different is you have to download the dd image file and
install with this file when it ask you.
Hope this help.

Best Regards,
Emil.

Quote:> Hi there,

> For the first time, I need to install Linux using a SCSI hard drive and
> controller on a Pentium III based server. I have installed Linux on many
IDE
> drives in the past, but never on SCSI hardware.

> I find the process intimidating. Is this an easy task? Could someone
please
> recommend me a proven controller/hard drive SCSI combo solution that works
> great with Linux? I need a HD of 20GB approx. I would like the
controller/HD
> to be recognized and configured by the Linux installation process, as I do
> not know how to install linux drivers by hand. Hope I am not asking too
> much! :-)

> Many, many thanks in advance and Best Regards,

> Jorge Alvarez

On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:48:25 -0500, "Jorge Alvarez"

If you are going to install SuSE Linux, look at SuSE's
documentation/website.  Find out what hardware they are supporting.
There is no sense me recommending controller XYZ which works on my
Gleeble distribution of Linux when you decide to run the Bleech
distribution and it doesn't have precompiled support for XYZ.  (Note:
XYZ, Gleeble and Bleech are all imaginary names, they don't exist.)

In the SCSI world, the best price/performance on disks seems to come
at: 4.5, 9, 18, 36, ... GB  So, an 18 GB disk would probably be the
best bargain.  I've had good luck with Quantum at 5400, 7200 and
10,000 rpm (9GB drives), IBM and Fujitsu drives at 4.5 or smaller.  My
controller is a little old, an Intraserver running a Symbios 53C875
(not sure actual model, 53C8xx anyway) chipset.  Buslogic support
seems to be pretty good (I also have a small/cheap Buslogic controller
for scanner/zip), but it doesn't get much exercise.  With Adaptec
being such a huge manufacturer, they probably would be good choices.
Just don't choose the newest board on the block, it may only have
Windoze support at this time.

Gord

Quote:> I'm using adaptec 29160 scis controller with an IBM u160 18.4G hd.
I'm
> using RH6.2 and the installation process is almost the same as
install on an
> IDE hd.  The only different is you have to download the dd image file
and
> install with this file when it ask you.

I am facing similar problems. I have an Intel ISP2150 dual-CPU rack
server with SCSI drives. The onboard SCSI controller is an Adaptec
7896. I have downloaded the latest aic7xxx driver and created a driver
update disk.

Upon installation I choose "text dd" (I tried "expert dd" too). It then
prompts me for the disk and it appears to proceed normally. When asked
to add a device I see aic7xxx in the list and select it as normal.

I get as far as choosing a partitioning utility where it then tells me
that it can't find any hard drives to install file-systems onto. This
is in spite of having the latest driver (this is RH6.1 BTW) from
RedHat. The BIOS has no problems seeing the drive and in fact this
drive is selected as the primary boot drive in the BIOS.

I have seen other messages on USENET (one guy had the same controller
and the same error) but noone seems to have a definitive answer. I have
already posted this problem to the RedHat forums and not got an answer
yet.

As you can imagine, it is kind of frustrating to have all this
beautiful hardware just sitting there! :-)

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