On a SCSI-only system, booting livecd 20030911 with "doscsi" hangs on aic7xxx_old detection after aic7xxx detects Adaptec 2940 UW, to which CD-ROM and tape drive are attached. Without "doscsi", installation script drops out to a prompt since it is unable to mount CD to continue. This would be OK, but the modules are unavailable at this point, "modprobe aic7xxx" fails, says "/lib/modules... :No such file or directory" (three lines, for all possible locations of the module per kernel default search order), so I am sort of dead in the water at this point. On a side note, attempt to use 2.6 test livecd for installation failed as well, booting with any of the available options results in a solid black screen, no "nofb" option appears to be available. But then, this should probably be a separate bug, right? Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Boot with LiveCD 20030911 2.With "doscsi" option install hangs on aic7xxx_old detection 3.With no "doscsi" installation script cannot mount CD to continue Actual Results: Installation fails Expected Results: Successful installation No emerge yet, raw hardware
This is similar to bug 31201, and possibly others.
There seems to be no activity here. Is there a better place to seek assistance? I did not have time to try to devise another solution to the problem at hand, will hopefully get to it this weekend. Any feedback from the development team would be greatly appreciated.
when your dropped to a prompt, can you try going into the directory /modules/storage , then modprobe (or insmod) aic7xxx.o
I am currently on a business trip away from the troubled machine. Prior to my departure, I borrowed an IDE CD-ROM, connected it to the system and booted from that, so I was able to proceed with the installation. It is a valuable piece of info regarding the location of modules on the LiveCD, though. Thank you.
Hi Bob.. I received the same problem like to others.. Doing the steps with trying to load the modules manually from /modules/storage will always fail, because of the missing /lib/... I wonder that "bug" reappeared after the same trouble with the LiveCD in 2002 (See Bug# 12185). Okay, I'm in the glad situation to have an SCSI and IDE-CDROM (where SCSI is a module attached to the IDE-Connector) but that couldn't be the solution.. If I could I would create my own LiveCD but that includes to have a running Gentoo-system (which I unfortunately crashed by accident). Is there someone out there to patch the LiveCD or couldn't someone create a fixed-version of it? Thanks in advance.. Gronf
I have the same kind of problem with an Adaptec 19160 SCSI adapter when trying to install from x86-basic-1.4-20030911. I have only SCSI drives. With the command, gentoo doscsi install hang in detecting aic7xxx. With the command gentoo, at the prompt, loading the module aic7xxx from /modules/storage with modprobe or insmod hang too. Roland Everaert.
old bug, reopen if necessary
