Re: install help



Bob Bailin wrote:

> "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

Plugging the cable into the other channel did the trick. It located the hard
disk by default. According to the documentation I had for the other LSI Logic
controller (the LSI21040), the connector I originally had the drive plugged into
was channel A (I had no diagram for the LSI 21320 - they seemed similiar enough
in appearance).

Should I have been able to get the system to recognize the drive on the other
channel with the proper link command?

Thanks for the help.

Mike

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