Re: 2.3 wish: integrate pcmcia into mainstream kernel

Riley Williams (rhw@MemAlpha.CX)
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 17:35:56 +0100 (GMT)


Hi Alan.

>> even come close to working - usually, the system gets stuck in a loop
>> where it needs to access the CD drive to read the driver needed to
>> access the CD drive.

> If so report it to the vendor as a bug. I do this install
> regularly without a problem.

So you told me when I reported it to RedHat (the vendor in question)
and cc'd to you. I'll repeat the details for your reference:

Q> AMD K6-MMX/233 with 128M of RAM, all EDO SIMMs.

Q> Hard drive = /dev/hda = 1.0G Conner drive.

Q> SCSI Interface = AdvanSys with onboard BIOS extension that
Q> supports SCSI boot from CD.

Q> SCSI CDROM = TraxData CD-R (Writer, not rewriter).

Q> Distribution = Both RH 5.2 and 6.0 tried.

I've successfully installed RedHat Linux on dozens of systems, so I'm
no novice when it comes to installing, but I don't have the foggiest
idea how to get this particular system up and running.

> It is also not that techncially evil to get right (its just down
> to needing a disk to hold the billion scsi drivers)

In that case, you can presumably tell me precicely what we're doing
wrong, as I don't have the foggiest idea!!!

Best wishes from Riley.

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