I have a AMD64 3200+ with a scsi ,symbios 53c895 controler,
and i would like to install gentoo 2004.2 for amd 64 ,but
when i boot from live cd (2004.2-amd64) the controler is not
recognized and i can't install.
There is away to load the symbios and install gentoo.
Thanks

VP

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:07:49 +0100, VP wrote:

> I have a AMD64 3200+ with a scsi ,symbios 53c895 controler,
> and i would like to install gentoo 2004.2 for amd 64 ,but
> when i boot from live cd (2004.2-amd64) the controler is not
> recognized and i can't install.
> There is away to load the symbios and install gentoo.
> Thanks
>
> VP

Did you enter pass 'doscsi' to the boot step? So after booting from
live-cd when 'boot:' is on the screen, enter gentoo doscsi (first loads
gentoo kernel, the second various SCSI controller (at least the Adaptec
I have). But anyhow, you will get to a command line and a 'modprobe
sym53x8xx' should be possible (I don't know exactly the content of the
live-de, but I expect to have all modules on the live-cd. In mycase I had
to load the network driver manually (modprobe sk98lin).

Good luck,
Klaus

The only possibility,i tried,is to boot the live cd with a
ide cd and than
modprobe sym53c8xx
and than the controler is recognozied.
But.. i need a ide cdrom (or dvd).
On gentoo-2004.2 for x86 i do not need a ide cdrom
only boot: gentoo doscsi

Thanks

VP