Installing DSL on a SCI PC

Forum: DSL Tips and Tricks
Topic: Installing DSL on a SCI PC
started by: raifi

Posted by raifi on Dec. 11 2005,16:49

Can anyone tell me how to install DSL 2.0
(available on a CD-ROM from LinISO.de)?

Starting the machine with the
boofloppy.img does not help,

Knoppix does not seem to like
SCSI machines that are unable
to boote from a CD Drive ;-)).

Thanks in advance

raifi

Posted by skaos on Dec. 12 2005,18:48

Is the hard disk scsi as well? If not, you can take the disk out, put it into another pc (disconnect all other hard disks), install DSl and finally put the disk back.

Posted by raifi on Dec. 14 2005,21:24

Yes, all drives are SCSI.

The hint on DSL WIKI ("Poorman´s Install")
does not help, too.
I cannot find any "boot.img".

The C:\KNOPPIX\KNOPPIX file
cannot be found by the DSL boot floppy.

Any other solutions?

Rainer

Posted by roberts on Dec. 14 2005,23:51

If all drives are SCSI then try DSL-1.5 which contain some old scsi drivers.
WIth 2.0+ download the additional_modules.tar.gz and place the scsi modules on a floppy. Use expert mode to load additional modules from floppy. This would be a nice project for someone to make a scsi boot floppy for the 2.x series. Sorry, I have no such old all scsi hardware.