Re: AlphaBIO setup for 21064 and Red Hat install

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Mark Dohojda wrote:

> the 4.49-7 update will help with a lot of things, but I am not sure if
> it's going to help with your problem.
>
> One thing that puzzles me is did you say that your SCSI bus is set to ID
> 0 or it's just read out from your environment variables?

In the BIOS under system setup when I invoke the "SCSI HD" it firsts
prompts me for "SCSI bus=0" I can change the 0. (I had been told that this
is to be 0 - I thought maybe it was to be 7 for the host adapter). When I
press ENTER, I am then prompted for the drive ID once I do this I am
prompted for partition and FAT info.

Maybe I am missing a step somewhere. I double checked all jumpers and SCSI
terminators.

I'll change cables and try it. The cable I am using is used. I do have a
new cable that came with adapter card.

>
>
> ID 4 is default ID for CD-roms (at least in Alpha's)
>
> More then likely if all of your termination's are correct and there is
> no SCSI conflict then you have bad CD-ROM.  The one thing you might want
> to check is different cables. You be amazed what a bad cable can do for
> you.

The CDRom is used and bought thru ebay auction.

Thanks
Jeff