Anybody have any luck installing FC1 on a 440GX box

[Ghod]

If the box has IDE drives as well you could install on IDE first then 
add the SCSI controller after the fix is in place.
and if needed reinstall the OS on a SCSI drive then.(using the 
functional IDE to load it)

that is if all else fails.

or just throw a 4G or so spare IDE in the machine and do the above ...

Bob Jones wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:00:54 +0800, Yusuf Goolamabbas 
> <yusufg at outblaze.com> wrote:
>
>> FC1 installer hangs when probing the adaptec scsi controller, from what
>> I've read The errata kernel seems to have a 440GX routing fix but I
>> don't know how I can use that to bootstrap an initial install
>>
>> Anybody managed to get FC1 installed on a 440GX box
>
>
> Yousuf -
>
> The 400GX has been a bastard/broken chipset since it came out, 
> particularly when associated with the various Adaptec drivers and 
> cards - since RH-7.x.- or earlier, I've forgotten. Moreover, it 
> depends upon the motherboard implementation of the chipset. I have 
> several computers with this setup, and they all depend upon the BIOs 
> capability!  I haven't found one that supports acpi yet - the BIOs is 
> too old.. Therefore, try the following - in this order - if your BIOs 
> has the capabilty.
>
> 1.Make sure that your SCSI card is installed in the (FIRST) PCI slot. 
> Remove all other cards if necessary.- although this is more like step 4.
>
> 2.Go into your computer BIOs setup and (if you can) set it so that the 
> system recognizes pnp, turn off acpi and turn on apm. (the last two - 
> under Power Managenent)
>     
>     acpi = Advanced Configuration snd Power Interface
>     apm  = Advsnced Power Management
>
>         Linux only can run one or the other, not both.
>
> 3. When you boot, when trying to install, go into "A" (append) and 
> insert " acpi=off " but put it into the line BEFORE "rhgb"  If you 
> don't put it before 'rhgb' X86 may not run.
>
> 4. When all else fails - pull out all of your other cards from the 
> mobo except the SCSI and try again.
>
> There are a few more things that you can try  - but I need more ifo on 
> your system.
>
> HTH
>
> Bob Jones
>
>
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