System Architecture: Intel
RedHat Release: RHL 5.1 (Manhattan)
FAQ Category: Installing Issues
Modification Date: Oct 16, 1998
Earlier Kernels (ie:5.0) do not recognize the aha2940. Later versions (5.1.x)in my case recognize the card, but install &/or boot fails on scanning scsi bus, running fat32 & win98.
Until a better method presents itself, install the DOS drivers (ASPI) from Adaptec, which are called from the config.sys file. Boot to DOS command prompt, then using Loadlin.exe start Linux. This has only worked for me specifying mem=[n]M -- otherwise this too fails later in the boot process when mounting the file system. to install used bat file: [loadlin [CD drive]:\dosutils\autoboot\vmlinuz initrd={CD Drive]:\dosutils\autoboot\initrd.img mem=[n]M ] to boot use bat file: [loadlin linux root=/dev/sda3 (substitute your partition info) mem=[n]M
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