hi me <not@this.bin> wrote:
> ^Right. No scsi support in this kernel. I need to install
> the *adaptec.s* kernel. I installed the system with the adaptec.s kernel,
> and am mystified as to why I ended up with the ide kernel.
> Q: How do I now install the adaptec.s kernel?

Boot on any CD that _has_ the adaptec.s kernel (you already did so).
After the boot, mount the CD (if needed, I forgot).
Now go - on that CDrom - to /cdrom/kernels/adaptec.s
Als mount your - to be - root disk, say under /mnt

In "adaptec.s" you'll see:
bzImage copy this to /mnt/boot/vmlinuz
config " /mnt/boot/config
System.map.gz " /mnt/boot/System.map.gz
you may want to decompress the latter, but I'm not sure if that is needed.

Now finally run "lilo -r /mnt" (assuming you use lilo and its config
points to "/boot/vmlinuz"), or whatver you have to do to get grub
working ON that "just copied" vmlinuz file.

And, of course, after you booted up, you probably want to make your
own scsi kernel, with just the drivers you really need "built-in"
and not ALL Adaptec ones, like this one is.
So make sure that you install the kernel-sources package too, and
use the just copied "config" as a start TO make your own...
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