Re: Freeze during install SuSE 9.2 reason: sym53c8xx problem

rschipie@cashette.com wrote:

> Hello people,
>
> I'm trying to install SuSE 9.2 Pro on a Netserver LH 4r. This box
has a
> sym53c895 SCSI-controller. During installation the machine freezes.
I did
> the the install in textmode and I saw things go wrong during SCSI
> detection and the result is a kernel panic. I'm not able to load a
> different scsi module simply to the fact that the installation is
not
> coming to that point. I did 'some' browsing on the net and found out
that
> the sym53c8xx module sucks for the 2.6 kernel.
> 1) Does somebody know a workaround?? (I tried the pcifix, -pci
thingies
> already)
> 2) If perhaps somebody from SuSE reads this forum is the issue fixed
in
> the upcoming 9.3 version??
> 3) Is this issue solved at all for the 2.6 kernel and if so from
what
> kernel version?? (I was at kernel.org and also read the latest
driver
> howto)
>
> Greetz chipie

Try and use the boot parameter:
hdc=none

(Since no IDE disk is in the box..)
//jk

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Suse Linux 9.2 | KDE 3.4

> rschipie@cashette.com wrote:
>
> > Hello people,
> >
> > I'm trying to install SuSE 9.2 Pro on a Netserver LH 4r. This box
has a
> > sym53c895 SCSI-controller. During installation the machine
freezes. I did
> > the the install in textmode and I saw things go wrong during SCSI> > detection and the result is a kernel panic. I'm not able to load a

> > different scsi module simply to the fact that the installation is
not
> > coming to that point. I did 'some' browsing on the net and found
out that
> > the sym53c8xx module sucks for the 2.6 kernel.
> > 1) Does somebody know a workaround?? (I tried the pcifix, -pci
thingies
> > already)
> > 2) If perhaps somebody from SuSE reads this forum is the issue
fixed in
> > the upcoming 9.3 version??
> > 3) Is this issue solved at all for the 2.6 kernel and if so from
what
> > kernel version?? (I was at kernel.org and also read the latest
driver
> > howto)
> >
> > Greetz chipie
>
> Try and use the boot parameter:
> hdc=none
>
> (Since no IDE disk is in the box..)
> //jk
>
> --
Nice tip but didn't work, kernel panic at the same point in the
install

chipie