From: Black, Richard (Richard.Black@COMPAQ.com)
Date: Thu Jan 4 16:09:36 2001
linux text expert cancel the driver disk prompt add a scsi adapter choose the smart2 give the options of eisa=0x1000 eisa= is for when you are loading the cpqarray driver as a module smart2= is for when you have cpqarray built in statically in the kernel. eisa= can be added to /etc/conf.modules or /etc/modules.conf. smart2= can either be typed in during boot up or added to /etc/lilo.conf Taking the negation of the above lines you get the following: eisa= will not work at boot up (typed in at LILO) or if added to /etc/lilo.conf smart2= will not work in /etc/conf.modules or /etc/modules.conf One last thing to sum some of this up: smart2= The only way to be able to use the smart2= line is if you have cpqarray built in statically to the kernel, this parameter will not work if you do not. eisa= The only way to be able to use the eisa= parameter is if you have cpqarray built in as a module, this parameter will not work if you have cpqarry built in statically. The smart-2/E controller will work with the smart2 driver used as a module or built in statically. You just have to pass the parameter as to which slot it is in: slot 1 = 0x1000, slot 5 = 0x5000. If by chance you are working with the Original Smart Array Controller, then it only works with cpqarray built in statically. Sincerely, Richard Black http://www.compaq.com/linux http://www.geocities.com/rlcomp_1999 http://www.cpqlinux.com -----Original Message----- From: Frans J King [mailto:bLEam@lin-x-pert.com] Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 2:59 PM To: compaqandlinux@van-dijk.net Subject: [compaq-and-linux] redhat 7 with compaq systempro/xl I have an old 486 systempro xl server with a Comapq smart 2/e raid controller onboad. How on earth do I install Linux on it. i have tried using the boot disk with the following command: linux cpqarray=eisa:0x1000 The raid controller is in slot 1, but the card does not get detected. Also, does anyone know what the onboard secondary controller is (cdrom) and how I set this up when I boot. I have run 6.1 on a prolient with a smart 2/e with the command: linux smart2=0x1000 when I boot from the install floppy, but this does not work with 7 Any ideas? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: compaqandlinux-unsubscribe@van-dijk.net For additional commands, e-mail: compaqandlinux-help@van-dijk.net For the archives : http://www.van-dijk.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: compaqandlinux-unsubscribe@van-dijk.net For additional commands, e-mail: compaqandlinux-help@van-dijk.net For the archives : http://www.van-dijk.net
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