-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Jim, Here are some notes from my research and analysis that you should start reviewing: - --> Flashing the controller BIOS. The string "LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c895 (rev 1)" in your boot log is coming straight from the board. LSI Logic was formerly called Symbios Logic and this board was produced under both names. From the website: "... The BIOS and the flash utility are located at the LSI Logic web site in the Download Center under Support." I'm not sure this will fix your install problems, but '98 to now is quite a long time in computer years. And this definitely is a "rev 1" board. My assessment would be to use the most mature and field-tested code, which requires flashing the BIOS. Link to the page where all the links below came from: http://lsionline2.lsil.com/esupport/esupportlsi/consumer/esupport.asp? id=38e2a3ae-c38e-4fb1-b682-90eccd37e9a6&resource=&number=2&isExternal= 0&nShowFacts=&nShowCause=&nShowChange=&nShowAddInfo=&activepage= statement.asp&bForceMatch=False&strCurrentSymptom=&searchtype= normal&searchclass=QuickSearch&bnewsession=false&selecttype=match (Chopped at "?" and "=" to avoid random word-wrap breaks) - --> Link to Symtools utility for SDMS: http://www.lsilogic.com/downloads/license.do?id=2000&did=5204&pid=4112 - --> Link to Symtools utility for SDMS readme document: http://www.lsilogic.com/files/support/ssp/sdms/Utilities/SCSITOOL.TXT - --> Link to their Linux driver version 1.7.3a from 09/09/02: http://www.lsilogic.com/downloads/license.do?id=2000&did=2916&pid=4112 - --> Link to the Linux driver readme document: http://www.lsilogic.com/files/support/ssp/sdms/linux/linux8xx.txt regards, - - Carl - -- ____________________________________________________________________ C. E. Hartung Business Development & Support Services http://www.cehartung.com/ carlh@cehartung.com Dover Foxcroft, Maine, USA Public Key #0x68396713 Reg. Linux User #350527 http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCFtFKusxgymg5ZxMRAk7wAJ9X5TvNaBrllL3pwU/NR7lXfIyBjwCdFpTb 2yXZelzyZrdTV/pv4deA73g= =u+Ph -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----