aic7xx system hangs

[Jeremy Conlin]

>
> You seem to have misunderstood what I said.
> If you upgraded from FC-1 as you said
> then the kernel you were using in FC-1 should still be in /boot
> and should still work.
> In my case the old kernel was listed by grub,
> together with the new kernel (which did not work).
> Doesn't grub give you a choice of kernels?

I upgraded from RH 9 and I did not see the old kernel listed in grub.

> I see now that you say you can go into rescue mode.
> In that case there is obviously nothing wrong with the hard disk setup,
> and the problem must lie in the kernel.
>
> But if as you say you upgraded from FC-1,
> why is the FC-1 kernel which apparently worked not available now?
>
> As I said, in my opinion the best solution in the long run
> is to compile the kernel with the aic7xxx driver in the kernel
> rather than in a module.

Is that the default way the kernel is compiled?  If not, how can I 
ensure that it is in the kernel and not in a module?

Thanks so much for your time and suggestions.
Jeremy