Re: Debian over PowerMac 9600/233

"Azim" <robertobergonzini@xxxxxx> writes:

Hi,

I try install Debian (woody) with BootX loader over Mac OS 8.5.1.
It's fine, but the installlation of Debian to stop because not recognize
hard disks.
I think it is problem of driver of the controller SCSI ATTO ExpressPCI PSC.

Situation

PowerMac 9600/233

Controller SCSI ATTO ExpressPCI PSC

I don't have the ATTO cards, but according to
<http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/hardware/devices.shtml>
(for YDL, but true for any linux with ppc kernel) `the Apple-bundled
ATTO ExpressPCIProUL3D and ATTO ExpressPCIProUL2D SCSI cards work
(with the Symbios 53c8xx driver)'. The main question is whether the
driver is compiled into the kernel you have either as a module or as
built in. If it is loaded you should see something like:

SYM53C8XX Version 2 SCSI support

when booting. If it is a module, not directly compiled in, you will
need to load the module. For BootX you need to put something into the
Kernel Arguments box (see <http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx/>).


What to load the driver of controller?

I would suggest you add SYM53C8XX to the Kernel Arguments box. I
don't know if you need further areguments to it. If there are other
arguments in the box put a comma before the SYM53C8XX argument.

It might be easier to obtain a kernel in which the SYM53C8XX driver is
built in. You could try <http://ppckernel.org/> to see if they have
such a kernel.


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