Anybody have any luck installing FC1 on a 440GX box

[Bob Jones]

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