On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 16:19, Aleksandar Milivojevic wrote: > Robert Slade wrote: > > Hiya, > > > > Having got some more spare time, I have tried to see if I can get FC3 on > > this beast. It will run free bsd, but that does not have a multi > > processor kernal at present which means that it is very slow (it's a > > Quad processor model). > > Well, you know it would help to know what exactly do you have. Not what > is on the sticker on your PC box, but what is inside (processor(s), SCSI > controller, what model of SCSI CD-ROM)? The beast is a Quad Processor PII with a Compaq Smart -2/P controller and the CD is a Yamaha CRW2100S on the Second port of the Controller. >From Gogling, I have found that the problem with RH in older versions did not have support for the SCSI controller built in (NCR53c8xx?). > > > I can get around the memory not being recognised but a CD Rom problem > > has me stumped now. > > > > The machine has a Scsi CD Rom and when I boot from CD, it looks like the > > CD is seen as a series of iso images rather than 1. The boot program > > runs so far, but then I get cannot find installation media and asks for > > the disk id. > > Maybe you haven't burned CD properly. Just a wild guess. I've tried it on another machine and it works. > > -- > Aleksandar Milivojevic <amilivojevic@xxxxxx> Pollard Banknote Limited > Systems Administrator 1499 Buffalo Place > Tel: (204) 474-2323 ext 276 Winnipeg, MB R3T 1L7 Rob
