Re: Fedora Core 3 Install w/ Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller

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On Sat, 2005-02-05 at 11:03 -0500, William Powell wrote:
> I am trying to install FC3 but the install hangs after the initial FC 
> boot screen and the vmlinuz kernel loading.......   I suspect that it 
> can't find a driver for my Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller, but then, 
> neither can I.  I am currently running RH9 booting from this same 
> controller with dual PIII 1.0 ghz CPU's

The machine I'm sat at right now (running FC3) has an Adaptec 2940 card
in it (no SCSI disks though). The driver is aic7xxx.

> I have tried the noprobe option but the same response, after loading the 
> kernel, it hangs at a blank text screen with a cursor flashing in the 
> top left hand corner.

Try the nofb option and see if that helps.

Paul.
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Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


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