caleula@iinet.net.au wrote:

> Okay, I have tried four installs and normally run two (non-Raid) SATA
> disks.
>
> With one hard disk connected, the install finishes but I can't mount
> the second SATA disk.
>
> With both SATA disks connected, the install falls over at the
> bootloader stage.
>
> I have come across another user who has exactly the same problem with
> two PATA drives.
>
> Why, oh why did Novell break what worked fine in 10.1 and 10.2?

They have done even better! 10.3 wont install on a SCSI machine either,
nor will it upgrade an existing 10.2 on the same machine. It complains
that there is no hardware to install on !

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On 2007-10-24, Baron wrote:
>> I have come across another user who has exactly the same problem with
>> two PATA drives.
>>
>> Why, oh why did Novell break what worked fine in 10.1 and 10.2?
>
> They have done even better! 10.3 wont install on a SCSI machine either,
> nor will it upgrade an existing 10.2 on the same machine. It complains
> that there is no hardware to install on !

That one, I can understand.
I mean, how many people still use SCSI - on their own machines?
Servers, sure. But simple desktops or laptops?


My guess is, you have to load the the appropriate scsi module first.


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Rikishi 42 wrote:

> On 2007-10-24, Baron wrote:
>>> I have come across another user who has exactly the same problem
>>> with two PATA drives.
>>>
>>> Why, oh why did Novell break what worked fine in 10.1 and 10.2?
>>
>> They have done even better! 10.3 wont install on a SCSI machine
>> either,
>> nor will it upgrade an existing 10.2 on the same machine. It
>> complains that there is no hardware to install on !
>
> That one, I can understand.
> I mean, how many people still use SCSI - on their own machines?
> Servers, sure. But simple desktops or laptops?

I have dozens of clients that have SCSI based machines running Linux
both desktops and servers.

> My guess is, you have to load the the appropriate scsi module first.

Good guess ! It does load the SCSI module for the card. But it still
complains. You can force a text mode install and manually load the
module, and it still complains. At this point I gave up and went home.

I'll have another go tomorrow.

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Rikishi 42 wrote:
> On 2007-10-24, Baron wrote:
>>> I have come across another user who has exactly the same problem with
>>> two PATA drives.
>>>
>>> Why, oh why did Novell break what worked fine in 10.1 and 10.2?
>> They have done even better! 10.3 wont install on a SCSI machine either,
>> nor will it upgrade an existing 10.2 on the same machine. It complains
>> that there is no hardware to install on !
>
> That one, I can understand.
> I mean, how many people still use SCSI - on their own machines?
> Servers, sure. But simple desktops or laptops?
>
>
> My guess is, you have to load the the appropriate scsi module first.
>
>

I had no problem installing onto a TWO drive SCSI system.
Granted I haven't tried all of the variations above... but
methinks I smell a rat.

Chris Cox wrote:

> Rikishi 42 wrote:
>> On 2007-10-24, Baron wrote:
>>>> I have come across another user who has exactly the same problem
>>>> with two PATA drives.
>>>>
>>>> Why, oh why did Novell break what worked fine in 10.1 and 10.2?
>>> They have done even better! 10.3 wont install on a SCSI machine
>>> either,
>>> nor will it upgrade an existing 10.2 on the same machine. It
>>> complains that there is no hardware to install on !
>>
>> That one, I can understand.
>> I mean, how many people still use SCSI - on their own machines?
>> Servers, sure. But simple desktops or laptops?
>>
>>
>> My guess is, you have to load the the appropriate scsi module first.
>>
>>
>
> I had no problem installing onto a TWO drive SCSI system.
> Granted I haven't tried all of the variations above... but
> methinks I smell a rat.

I tend to agree. I am going to try a different UW card tomorrow. There
could be something odd about the driver. I remember back in 9.x they
forgot to include a couple of driver modules. I go bit by that one
too.

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On 2007-10-24, caleula@iinet.net.au wrote:
> Okay, I have tried four installs and normally run two (non-Raid) SATA
> disks.

> With one hard disk connected, the install finishes but I can't mount
> the second SATA disk.

> With both SATA disks connected, the install falls over at the
> bootloader stage.

> I have come across another user who has exactly the same problem with
> two PATA drives.

> Why, oh why did Novell break what worked fine in 10.1 and 10.2?

I've installed 10.3 on a machine with 2 SATA hd and 2 SATA DVD. No
problems. Perhaps a compatability setting in the BIOS?

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Chris Cox wrote:
>
> I had no problem installing onto a TWO drive SCSI system.
> Granted I haven't tried all of the variations above... but
> methinks I smell a rat.

Don't have scsi, but I installed on a two drive sata system. I did,
however, only format one drive - the other I left alone. My 80 gb drive
I reformatted and made an ext3 partition on. The 300 gb is rieser,
mounted as /local and wasn't touched. Worked flawlessly...

....Kevin

Chris Cox wrote:
>
> I had no problem installing onto a TWO drive SCSI system.
> Granted I haven't tried all of the variations above... but
> methinks I smell a rat.

Don't have scsi, but I installed on a two drive sata system. I did,
however, only format one drive - the other I left alone. My 80 gb drive
I reformatted and made an ext3 partition on. The 300 gb is rieser,
mounted as /local and wasn't touched. Worked flawlessly...

....Kevin

Baron wrote:

> Chris Cox wrote:
>
>> Rikishi 42 wrote:
>>> On 2007-10-24, Baron wrote:
>>>>> I have come across another user who has exactly the same problem
>>>>> with two PATA drives.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why, oh why did Novell break what worked fine in 10.1 and 10.2?
>>>> They have done even better! 10.3 wont install on a SCSI machine
>>>> either,
>>>> nor will it upgrade an existing 10.2 on the same machine. It
>>>> complains that there is no hardware to install on !
>>>
>>> That one, I can understand.
>>> I mean, how many people still use SCSI - on their own machines?
>>> Servers, sure. But simple desktops or laptops?
>>>
>>>
>>> My guess is, you have to load the the appropriate scsi module first.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I had no problem installing onto a TWO drive SCSI system.
>> Granted I haven't tried all of the variations above... but
>> methinks I smell a rat.
>
> I tend to agree. I am going to try a different UW card tomorrow.
> There
> could be something odd about the driver. I remember back in 9.x they
> forgot to include a couple of driver modules. I go bit by that one
> too.

It seems that the initio scsi module is broken!

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