LILO does not start from hard disks connected to an Adaptec AIC7889-U SCSI controller(Internal)
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Support knowledgebase (hoe_aic7889u_lilo)
Applies to
SuSE Linux: Version 6.3
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Kernel: Version 2.2.13
SuSE-INTERN:
Symptom
You want to boot from your SCSI hard disk (e.g. Seagate ST34573W) connected
to an Adaptec controller AIC7889-U.
During the installation of Lilo no problems are encountered, but when booting
the following message appears and nothing else happens:
LI
Cause
With some hard disks, the aic7xxx driver hangs during the
initialization phase if the support for DOS drives larger than one GB is active
in the SCSI BIOS.
Solution
Boot the computer and go to the SCSI BIOS. Disable the following function
under advanced options:
extended BIOS translation for DOS-drives > 1 GB = no
Keywords:
Categories:
SCSI
SDB-hoe_aic7889u_lilo, Copyright SuSE Linux AG, Nürnberg, Germany
Author: hoelcker@suse.de
- Version: 24. Okt 2000
SuSE Linux AG - Last generated: 02. Apr 2002 by hoelcker (sdb_gen 1.40.0)