[SLE] 9.0 Install Problem - DPT SCSI Controller

From: L. Mark Stone (LMStone_at_LMStone.com)
Date: 10/24/03

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Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:16:41 -0400

    9.0 arrived today, but no go on the install...

    I have a DPT PM3865 SCSI controller (uses the dpt_i2o kernel module) with
    two SCSI drives attached, sda and sdb. No hardware RAID is configured.

    The 9.0 installer sees three drives attached (!) sda, sdb and sdc, with sda
    and sdb being identical versions of the same physical drive. After
    installation, a boot from the hard disk results in a Grub error.

    This same machine has successfully run 8.0, 8.1 and 8.2 with the same
    hardware in the same configuration. The machine also dual boots Windows 2000
    (on sda) and SuSE (on sdb).

    This is not a termination or termpwr issue I am sure.

    So, are there any parms I can pass to the dpt_i2o kernel module to correct
    this behavior? I've tried three installs, regular, no apic and safe, all
    with the same results. FYI I just reinstalled 8.1 to get Grub back and be
    able to boot W2K.

    Thanks!
    Mark

    L. Mark Stone
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