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Posted: April 12 2005,21:45 QUOTE
You will need to use the default DSL kernel unless you remaster the entire CD.

It is quite possible that your driver is already included in DSL or in KNOPPIX3.4

What is the exact name and model number of your SCSI controller?

If you don't know, boot up DSL from CD and give us the results of the command:

lspci

(this assumes that it is a PCI based SCSI controller).
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Posted: April 14 2005,12:41 QUOTE
cant boot from cd - old computer.

The scsi controller is a Adaptec AIC7870. Its not a PCI "card" but its on the motherboard (same thing).
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Posted: April 14 2005,17:38 QUOTE
Try this. Open up an xterminal and type:

sudo su
modprobe aic7xxx

or

sudo su
modprobe aic7xxx_old

and see if it detects anything.  You might need to type

dmesg

to see the output of the driver install process.

Or if you can't get that far, boot up DSL on another computer and copy these files over to a floppy disk and then boot dsl on your original computer with the

expert

boot command and insert the floppy and type in the module name when prompted.

The files are located here:

/lib/modules/2.4.24/kernel/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.o

and

/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx.o

Good Luck.
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