SW 10.2 installation

Tim Slackware · 02-12-2006, 06:31 PM

The CD boots, but Slackware 10.2 won't recognise my harddrive, /dev/sda.

It's a newer DELL machine with Windows 2003 and Xandros OCD already installed (I want to switch from Xandros to Slackware.) Xandros sees the scsi drive fine, as do other linux Live CDs including Slax. /dev/hda and /dev/hdb are dvd drives and were recognised and mounted.

This is what I got when I tried to run fdisk:

Code:

# fdisk /dev/sda

Unable to open /dev/sda

I checked the load logs. sd returned nothing, but sc got some errors.

Code:

# dmesg | grep sd

Code:

# dmesg | grep sc
kmod | failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2
kmod | failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2
kmod | failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2

Anybody know how to see my drive so I can start installing?

Thanks,
Tim

Tinkster · 02-12-2006, 08:32 PM

Use one of the SCSI-Kernels of the boot CD instead of bare.i
Try the F1, F2 and F3 keys respectively for more details ;}

Cheers,
Tink

Tim Slackware · 02-12-2006, 11:33 PM

oh, ofcourse. thanks Tinkster, i feel stupid for not thinking of that. Just enter scsi.s as a Boot: option? (I'm booting from CD. I don't even have a floppy drive anymore.)

Peace,
Tim

syok · 02-13-2006, 10:49 PM

just to add,
i already install to dell pe6600 server. i was in 2003 ,scsi driver is aix...

i think kernel choose is adaptec.s

to enable tape drive is just open modprobe in lib/modules.