Bug 41011

Summary:	2004.0 livecd's lack scsi device support
Product:	Gentoo Release Media	Reporter:	Mario Vazquez <mario_vazq>
Component:	Everything	Assignee:	Gentoo LiveCD Package Maintainers <livecd>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Mario Vazquez 2004-02-09 13:46:37 UTC

Neither there is no scsi boot option to force scsi device recognition, nor the devices are configured automatically which makes an installation on a scsi only machine very difficult.  That was tested with some livecd's

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot the iso on a SCSI only computer.
2. Choose any kernel option you want (gentoo, experimental)

Actual Results:  
Boot process stops since no scsi devices (cdrom, hds) are available.

Expected Results:  
Boot process should complete without problems.

20040206 iso tested on a Dell PowerEdge 4300, which has an Adaptec 7880U controller.

Comment 1 Grant Goodyear (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-03-05 12:35:07 UTC

Did you boot with "kernelname doscsi"?  (Hit F2 to see the various options).

Comment 2 Mario Vazquez 2004-03-09 11:26:13 UTC

option was not available under 2004.0 test isos (when the bug was submited), but is back in 2004.0 final iso.  So I will close the bug as fixed.