Re: booting to SATA drive
From: Alex Hornby (alex_at_hornby.org.uk)
Date: 11/16/03
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Date: 16 Nov 2003 10:41:36 -0800
Mark Rush <msr714@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<--adnXMmj93-_yuiRVn-hQ@comcast.com>...
> Alex Hornby wrote:
> > Mark Rush <msr714@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<i8OdnYaD9bpl5i-i4p2dnA@comcast.com>...
> >
> >>Anyone successfully doing this in Fedora? I tried it with test3,
> >>installed fine onto it but wouldn't boot, just wondering if anyone's
> >>doing it before I go wiping out everything to try it again.
> >>
> >>Mark
> >
> >
> > I'm seeing the same problem - it installed fine, but after the install
> > it won't boot.
> >
> > The kernel fails to find the root device.
> >
> > I've not found a solution as yet.
> >
> > Alex.
>
> I figured others would be having the same problem. From what I can
> tell, the kernel loads support for SATA too late in the boot process.
> Oh well, maybe when 2.6 gets here...
>
> Mark
>
> Mark
I found that installing the Red Hat 9 kernel worked - it doesn't know
anything about S-ATA so works quite happily with the BIOS in
compatibility mode.
Still, I agree a 2.6 kernel is likely to be the real fix - have you
tried one from the testing series?
Alex.
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