Re: OpenServer drivers for IBM xSeries SCSI

From: Andrey Bondar (andy@tipas.lt)
Date: 04/25/03


From: andy@tipas.lt (Andrey Bondar)
Date: 24 Apr 2003 23:33:22 -0700

Bill Campbell <bill@celestial.com> wrote in message news:<20030424173939.C13960@barryg.mi.celestial.com>...
> I'm attempting to install OpenServer 5.0.6 on an IBM xSeries 225 server,
> but the installation dies saying it can't find the root hard disk
> controller. The controller is a built-in IBM, apparently with SYMBIOS
> chipset. A quick check of the SCO web site doesn't show any BTLDs for
> this. I have used OSR5 with earlier NCR/SYMBIOS SCSI controllers, but it
> will take some digging to remember which drivers were used.
>
> Any help out there?
>
> Bill
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  Look at:
ftp://ftp.lsil.com/pub/symchips/scsi/FusionMPT/sco_unix

        Andrey Bondar, SysAdmin,
        T.I.P.A.S. Ltd., Lithuania



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