Re: SCSI CDROM

[Chris Hornbrook <chris f hornbrook noaa gov>]

Could the SCSI module not be loading at boot time due to not having a initrd
image specified in lilo.conf.  Since I had no scsi controller or devices when I
installed, it did create the image by default.  Or am I on the wrong track.

Rick Stevens wrote:

> Chris Hornbrook wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply.  I have the same SCSI controller and I the same line
> > (alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx) in my modules.conf file.  However it is not
> > getting loaded on boot.  When I manually loaded it
> > (modprobe aic7xxx) everything started working.  I can mount my cd and read
> > from it.  Any ideas why it isn't getting loaded on boot?
>
> I'm not certain why that happens.  You could put a "modprobe aic7xxx" in
> /etc/rc.d/rc.local to force it.  It's a cheap work around.
>
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