Re: install help


"Mike Dunton" <xmdunton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43DA26B9.42504501@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I am attempting to install SCO Openserver 5.0.5 on replacement
> hardware. The new machine has 2 SCSI controllers - a LSI Logic 21040
> (which uses the slha driver) to which a tape drive is attached and a LSI
> Logic 21320 (which uses the lsil driver) which attaches to the only disk
> drive - a Fuji MAP3367NP (36 G) drive. The bios lists the drive as HBA
> 1, ID 0, LUN 0.
>
> At the boot prompt from the CD install I have tried all combos of link,
> followed by lsil Sdsk=lsil(X,Y,0,0) but the hard drive is never
> recognized. The hardware info screen that comes up when attempting the
> install does show the 2 channels(?) of the 21320 adapter but no boot
> device. For the time being, I am not even attempting to load the slha
> driver for the other card attached to the tape drive.
>
> The machine is functional - it boots to a FreeDos that was loaded on the
> hard drive.

It's possible that the 5.0.5 lsil driver doesn't fully support your adapter.
But first, try to make things as simple as possible: Remove or disable
in the system BIOS the 21040 adapter which uses the slha driver.
Remove any other PCI cards other than video.

Boot from the 5.0.5 install CD and watch the hardware inventory screen
for any significant pauses as the drivers test themselves against the
hardware. In particular, the blc driver sometimes causes problem and
has to be disabled in the bootstring.

Write down all the info for the %adapter line(s) and post it here,
along with any driver error messages.

Also, make sure that the hard disk is plugged into the first bus,
not the 2nd. Simply plug the cable into the other channel
and see if the BIOS now reports it any differently.

And of course, check the basics. Is the disk drive bus properly
terminated with an external terminator?

Bob


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