In theory, this should work. I'll repro on mine using rh7. Do you indeed have the adaptec 2940UW? I do, I know I do, and Compaq confirmed the diagnosis for me very
kindly, adding that they were very happy that I had provided an excellent test configuration for their next version of the JumpStart CD. I was relieved in the end to know
that, in fact, I was officially SOL on SRM. I sorta wish there WAS a message that just said, "Use this damned driver." :-) And yes, I am still a newbie.
Using AlphaBIOS 5.9, I have installed RH 6.2 using milo and thence to the cd. I have the RH 7 CDs and will attempt to install 7 tomorrow, just to see if I can.
Cheers, Ralph
3/11/2001 10:03:44 AM, John Clayton <johnc@osiris.ce.gatech.edu> wrote:
>> As for why it won't use your CD? I don't know, I've seen this myself
>> several times, and I can only trace it to a bad CD. Buring another one
>> solved the problem.
>
>I tried installing via ARC and a Milo floppy (I successfully installed 5.2
>and 6.1 this way before) and ran into the same problem of my CD not being
>recognized. Looks like the CD may be bad (I don't know why; I can access
>the directories and files on the CD on other Linux and NT boxes). I'll
>try downloading a new image and reburning.
>
>One last possibility... I upgraded SRM/AlphaBIOS as recommended before I
>began installation. The version is V5.9, the file is
>
>"digitalpw_v72_1.exe (at
>http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/readmes/digitalpw.html)"
>
>Might there be an issue with the new BIOS version that I don't know about?
>Ought I downgrade?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>John Clayton
>
>> > > > I am trying to install 7.0 on a pws500a. I have CD's burned with
>> > > > downloaded image files, and according to other machines the directory
>> > > > structures are properly written to the CD's.
>> > > >
>> > > > I'm forced to install from a boot floppy and ramdisk via SRM. I
>> > > > get to the text mode
>> > > > installation screens, but once I select "Local CDROM" in the
>> > > > Installation Method screen, I get an error:
>> > > >
>> > > > "I could not find a Red Hat Linux CDROM in any of your CDROM drives.
>> > > > Please insert the Red Hat CD and press OK to retry"
>> > > >
>> > > > The CD is present. Furthermore, my CDROM drive is locked and I can't open
>> > > > it to retrieve the CD without rebooting. I know that the correct
>> > > > directory structure is present on the CD and that all the files are
>> > > > probably there. Also, the CDROM drive works properly under an existing
>> > > > version of Linux (6.1, I believe).
>> > > >
>> > > > Please help. I checked the archives and didn't see anything to help.
>> > > >
>> > > > John M. Clayton
>> > > > EPA STAR Graduate Research Fellow
>> > > > Former NSF Graduate Research Fellow
>> > > >
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>> > > >
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>> > > >
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>> > > >
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