[nflug] SCSI PCI - SUM

[Eric Benoit]

I ordered a new card.   I also looked through the available BIOS 
versions as I am not up to date, but non of the newer versions reflect 
any important changes that would either correct the problem or any other 
potential problems, so I'm staying away from updating my BIOS.

Thank you all for your time.

David J. Andruczyk wrote:
> perhaps,  but try a different slot
>
> --- Eric Benoit <eric at bootz.us> wrote:
>
>   
>> hmm no SCSI BIOS, the Host Bus Adapter must be
>> incompatible with my board?
>>
>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>     
>>> Eric Benoit wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> but Cyber, I was able to install fedora on the
>>>>         
>> SCSI drive... doesn't
>>     
>>>> that imply that I have a working card?
>>>>
>>>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> Eric Benoit wrote:
>>>>>  
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Correct, GRUB never shows up in the beginning
>>>>>>             
>> of  a boot, I've told
>>     
>>>>>> the BIOS to boot bootable addon on cards first,
>>>>>>             
>> there are no IDE Hard
>>     
>>>>>> Drives.  I'm not sure, but is it possible that
>>>>>>             
>> my board may not
>>     
>>>>>> support booting from PCI, I thought bootable
>>>>>>             
>> addon cards was meant for
>>     
>>>>>> PCI?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Host Bus Adapter, the cable, and the SCSI
>>>>>>             
>> Drive are all compatible
>>     
>>>>>> with each other... that is not the issue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eric Benoit wrote:
>>>>>>    
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> fedora installed it on /dev/sda
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> justin.bennett at dynabrade.com wrote:
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> Where did you install your boot loader when
>>>>>>>>                 
>> you instelled the OS?
>>     
>>>>>>>> /dev/sda?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you don't get any bootloader prompt then,
>>>>>>>>                 
>> either the bios is not
>>     
>>>>>>>> set to look at the scsi card or the
>>>>>>>>                 
>> bootloader is not installed
>>     
>>>>>>>> where it wants.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>> Justin Bennett
>>>>>>>> Network Administrator
>>>>>>>> Dynabrade, Inc.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *eric at bootz.us*
>>>>>>>> Sent by: nflug-bounces at nflug.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 05/23/2007 10:58 AM
>>>>>>>> Please respond to
>>>>>>>> nflug at nflug.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     To
>>>>>>>>     nflug at nflug.org
>>>>>>>> cc
>>>>>>>>     Subject
>>>>>>>>     Re: [nflug] SCSI PCI
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>   
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BIOS is set to boot bootable addon card
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Quoting justin.bennett at dynabrade.com:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> Could be a few things.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Simpilist First.
>>>>>>>>> Is your PC Bios set to boot from the SCSI
>>>>>>>>>                   
>> controller, then make
>>     
>>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>> sure in
>>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> the scsi Bios is set to boot from the
>>>>>>>>>                   
>> correct scsi drive.
>>     
>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>> Justin Bennett
>>>>>>>>> Network Administrator
>>>>>>>>> Dynabrade, Inc.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> eric at bootz.us
>>>>>>>>> Sent by: nflug-bounces at nflug.org
>>>>>>>>> 05/23/2007 10:39 AM
>>>>>>>>> Please respond to
>>>>>>>>> nflug at nflug.org
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> To
>>>>>>>>> nflug at nflug.org
>>>>>>>>> cc
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Subject
>>>>>>>>> [nflug] SCSI PCI
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi I install a LSI PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter
>>>>>>>>>                   
>> and a SCSI drive.
>>     
>>>>>>>>> I then installed Fedora on the SCSI drive.
>>>>>>>>> After install and reboot my screen displays
>>>>>>>>>                   
>> no operating system
>>     
>>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>> found.
>>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> Do I need to pass special parameters to the
>>>>>>>>>                   
>> kernel for grub? Or is
>>     
>>>>>>>>> there some other step I am missing?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> THanks for your help,
>>>>>>>>> eric
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                   
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>>>>> Can you at least get to the scsi bios? This
>>>>>           
>> would ensure that you at
>>     
>>>>> least have a working card, i.e., no irq
>>>>>           
>> problems, etc.. Then check
>>     
>>>>> inside the scsi bios to make sure you can see
>>>>>           
>> the drive and have that
>>     
>>>>> set to boot. If you installed to this drive the
>>>>>           
>> way it's connected, it
>>     
>>>>> is probably not set to boot the drive, either in
>>>>>           
>> your bios or scsi bios.
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>>> Yes that's why I said what I did at the end. If it
>>>       
>> booted from a cd to
>>     
>>> do the install and then the install found it
>>>       
>> obviously and installed to
>>     
>>> it, then it leads me to think your problem is in
>>>       
>> your bios or scsi bios
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