Thanks! It will be about a week before I can get the help, but in the
mean time, I have downloaded the sys config utility from Compaq and will run it.
Do I need to reset the dip switches to do the configuration? They are presently
all in the off position, which is the default. I monkeyed with them and on
boot the machine now asks to run the configuration
utility.
>>> "Black, Richard"
<Richard.Black@COMPAQ.com> 06/21/00 11:41AM >>>
It appears
that the JeePeePee site is currently down, the only alternative I
have is to
go to an existing machine running linux and build a kernel there,
then copy
that to the RedHat installation boot disk. If you use RH6.2, I
noticed
that the sim710 is in the real kernel now so you won't have to patch
it with
the sim710 patch (unless there are some really cool enhancements in
the newer
one). Just make sure to change at least the 2 choices of sim710
under
low level scsi drivers to "Y" and cpqarray under block devices to "Y".
Since
the Prosignia VS doesn't have any PCI slots, you can safely disable
PCI
support. You can also disable video for Linux, joystick support,
Token
Ring support, and any other stuff you won't need for the install.
Once you
bring your Prosignia VS system up on the kernel after the install,
you can
create a new kernel on that same system to have all the support you
need.
Sincerely,
Richard Black
-----Original
Message-----
From: Bob Kayser [mailto:rkayser@VHA.COM]
Sent: Wednesday,
June 21, 2000 8:45 AM
To: compaqandlinux@cpqlin.van-dijk.net
Subject: RE:
[compaqandlinux] Installing on a Prosignia Vs
The patched kernel
referenced on your site is shown as not available. Do you
know of another
source? I searched the site to no avail. Thanks for
the
help!
>>> "Black, Richard"
<Richard.Black@COMPAQ.com> 06/20/00 06:16PM >>>
Prosignia VS,
NCR53c710, Original Smart controller.
I have sucessfully accessed devices on
the NCR53c710, the Original Smart
controller, an add in NE2000 card, all
added in memory.
Build the boot disk, put a kernel (with the sim710 driver
built in
statically) on the boot disk, boot, pass the parameters at the boot
prompt
(sim710=addr:0x8000,irq:15). Then you should be able to do a
normal
install. Check my web site under sim710 at
http://www.geocities.com/rlcomp_1999
Sincerely,
Richard
Black
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Kayser [mailto:rkayser@VHA.COM]
Sent: Monday, June
19, 2000 3:40 PM
To: compaqandlinux@cpqlin.van-dijk.net
Subject:
[compaqandlinux] Installing on a Prosignia Vs
I am trying to install
Linux on a Prosignia VS with an NCR53c710 chip. I
have downloaded the driver,
but wonder whether anyone has done a similar
install, since I am not sure how
to configure the machine prior to install,
and we have had no luck to date in
getting any version of Linux to recognize
the drives. Thanks in advance for
any insight.
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