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Re: Install Fails - Adaptec 2940 UW




>>Hi There,
>>On 26 May 1999, Aharon (Al) Schkolnik wrote:
>>
>>> Hi.
>>> 
>>> I'm trying to install RH 6.0 on a new machine which has an IDE CD, and 
>>> a SCSI disk on an adaptec 2940 UW controller. The install fails as
>>> follows:
>>> 
>>> Boots from the CD fine.
>>> 
>>> I get the error: I cannot run /bin/insmod: No such file.
>>
>>  Well, I had a similar problem the other day, and I worked around it.
>>What I did was install RH5.2 and then upgraded to RH6.0
>>I know that this isn't much of a solution, but hey, it worked like a
>>charm. The funny thing was that on an AMD PCI SCSI controller, which is
>>basicly a 2940 compatible card, there was no problem installing RH6.0
>>


I also tried booting from the 5.2 diskettes - same problem !

>>  This is all I can say, if someone has a solution without the workaround
>>of RH5.2, then I'd like to know about it.
>>
>>Best regards,
>>  Nir Simionovich
>>
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