Quoting Todd Carter <[log in to unmask]>:

> Hello,
> 
> I've got an Adaptec AIC7899 SCSI interface on an IBM intellistation (MP) 
> 
> that's giving me fits.  The installation hangs when loading the aic7xxx 
> 
> driver.
> 
> I've searched for a solution and tried:
> linux noprobe then selecting the aic7xxx driver during the install phase 
> 
> (still hangs)
> linux apic (no luck)
> 
> I've tried Scientific Linux 4.3, RH Ent 4 WS which don't work.
> However the venerable Fedora Core 4 works!
>
> Are there any parameters I can pass to the driver install that may get me
>  
> passed this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Todd
> 


Hi

  I had a similar problem with a IBM RAID controller with 4 scsi disks in a
xSeries 226. My problem was at boot time. Any how, the solution was

  1) I had to download the driver from the IBM support site, 
     The driver is for RH EL 4 update 1 (SL 4.1), it is not garantee to work 
     with new versions.
  2) make an image boot diskette (dd) and 
     at the begining of SL linux installation enter            
  3) "linux dd" 
     where it asks if want install with GUI or "linux text".

Marcelo