Subject: RE: yellowdog-general Digest 22 Feb 2000 00:11:29 -0000 Issue 81
From: Jeff Ridder (jridder@gci.net)
Date: Thu Feb 24 2000 - 00:28:50 MST
Are you trying to install on the 9.1GB Ultra Wide Drive? Do you have Apples
Ultrawide controller? If I remember correctly, on mine I had to find a
special Kernel that someone had already compiled for that controller. I
thought the most recent kernels had the support in them.
Jeff Ridder
jridder@gci.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jabari Adisa [mailto:adisa@flashcom.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:31 PM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Re: yellowdog-general Digest 22 Feb 2000 00:11:29 -0000 Issue
> 81
>
>
>
> Hello all. I posted this message a few months ago but I never did get
> the matter resolved. I'm hoping there's someone on this list now who
> can provide insight.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --BEGIN QUOTED MATERIAL--
>
> Yellow Dog Can't See My HD!
> Date:
> Mon, 11 Oct 1999 20:29:28 -0700
> Newsgroups:
> comp.os.linux.powerpc
>
>
>
>
> Hello All, thanks for taking the time to read this:
>
> Machine Specs:
> -Beige G3 333 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 9.1 GB UW SCSI HD (int), yadda yadda
>
> External SCSI Devices
> -UMAX Scanner
> -Seagate Barracuda 2 GB HD
>
>
> When running the Yellow Dog Champion Server 1.1 installer I never get
> the SCSI Configuration window despite the fact that I have 2 SCSI
> busses.
>
> ***********************************
> * *
> * BUS 0 MESH: 3 Devices *
> * ----------------- *
> * ID TYPE *
> * ----------------- *
> * 7 CPU *
> * 6 UMAX Scanner *
> * 4 Seagate HD *
> * *
> * *
> * BUS 1 SYM53c875: 2 Devices *
> * ----------------- *
> * ID TYPE *
> * ----------------- *
> * 7 CPU *
> * 0 IBM HD *
> * *
> ***********************************
>
> The installer simply skips past the appropriate window.
>
> I want to install YD on the Seagate HD, but instead of offering that as
> an option, the only HD that the installer/fdisk/pdisk will recognize is
> the internal IBM HD (HFS+). This tells me that the installer is only
> access Bus #1.
>
> Any hints on getting past this? I'm not going to partition the internal
> drive so that isn't an option.
>
> Any ideas why the installer is only seeing BUS 1 and not both busses?
>
> The HD is the terminated item. The Scanner is connected directly to the
> Mac while the HD is connected ONLY to the Scanner. Could this be an
> issue?
>
> Now that I think about it... I've probably just solved the problem =).
>
> Anyway... any further advice is appreciated. Thanks for your time and
> energy.
>
> --
>
> Under MacOS TechTool Pro 2.5.1 lists the external drive as such:
>
> FWB 2GB (HFS)
> Seagate ST12550N
> SCSI Bus 0 ID 4
> Direct Access Device
>
> --END QUOTED MATERIAL--
>
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