Re: Install Linux from Fire wire drive

From: KC (caseyl_at_digii.net)
Date: 10/08/03

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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 20:18:46 -0600

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    From: "Edward Dekkers" <edward@tripled.iinet.net.au>
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    Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 6:49 PM
    Subject: Re: Install Linux from Fire wire drive

    > KC wrote:
    >
    > > I want to partition and install linux on my external firewire HDD. When
    > > I boot from the RH9 isntallation disks, and navigate to the drive
    > > selection screen, the drive is not shown.. this is most likely a bios
    > > issue yes? Is it possible to do what I want to do?
    > >
    > >
    > > KC
    >
    > That is very tricky. This is NOT a BIOS issue. What you need to do is
    > load a driver for your firewire card whilst installing RedHat. What you
    > can TRY to do is while installing RedHat, BEFORE you get to the drive
    > selection screen, is jump to another console and try 'modprobe <name of
    > firewire driver>'. I've never mucked around with Firewire on Linux, but
    > from the look of the /lib/modules directory, I would assume it is
    > 'modprobe ohci1394'. I could be wrong and if I am I stand corrected.
    >
    > If that loads OK, you may also need to load SCSI modules to see the
    > firewire drive.
    >
    > I remember having to do this for some old SCSI cards.
    >
    > Oh, and hopefully Linux will automatically adjust the ramdisk to include
    > the new drivers. Make sure you keep a boot-disk handy with the firewire
    > drivers available just in case.
    >
    >
    > Regards,
    > Ed.
    >
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    Thanks, but I have a couple questions.

    How do I 'jump to another console' whilst in the redhat installation GUI?
    Should I put the firewire drivers on a Floppy? another cd (I have 2 cd
    drives)?

    Thanks,
    KC 

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