[lug] SCSI issues

[D. Stimits]

I have to retract part of this. I just realized that if the RH 6 had it
working, then the bios is probably correct. But you should still look
with lspci and /proc/pci to see that things are set up. And Calvin
mentioned that it might help to know what controller it is.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

"D. Stimits" wrote:
> 
> Chad Wasinger wrote:
> >
> > I tried to install RH7.1 on an older compaq Pentium pro 150 which I have RH
> > 6.0 running and it cannot find my onboard SCSI controller. Is this getting
> > to be like Microsoft? phasing out older hardware support!?
> 
> Not likely. I suspect it is due to the strange bios of compaq. Have you
> attempted to find a setting for "operating system is NOT plug-n-play
> aware" (or named similar)? When set to "not aware", the bios attempts to
> initialize pci hardware; only when it is initialized will simple
> detection work. If the bios doesn't do it, then the o/s or some
> application must do it instead.
> 
> To gather more information, check the output of:
> lspci -v
> (or lspci -vv, or lspci -vvv)
> 
> And view the contents of:
> /proc/pci
> 
> Be careful to note if both address and IRQ are assigned.
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
> 
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chad Wasinger" <cswasinger at qwest.net>
> > To: <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 7:54 AM
> > Subject: X windows not starting
> >
> > > I have installed a fresh load of RH 7.1 and it cannot start x windows, it
> > > boots to the login prompt and then the screen flashes. After a few minutes
> > > of flahing it gives an error that " x ????????? suspended for 5 minutes,
> > > trying to start to fast" I don't remember the exact error. Has anyone
> > heard
> > > of this?
> > >
> > > Chad
> > >
> >
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