Re: 3.1 Sarge kernel 2.4 kernel boots Ok, 2.6 fails to detect IDEs.
On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 23:33 +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Friday 26 August 2005 23:03, james wrote:
> > I bought a new PC the other day. P4 3.0G with 64Bit extensions.
> > I tried the install of the 2.6. kernel and the CD/DVD was not detected.
> > Looking back through dmesg there was stuff about ide ports already in
> > use - rubbish.
>
> Not rubbish actually, but extremely accurate. Watch out with statements
> like that when you ask for help...
> See: http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/debian-installer/index#errata
> (the workaround listed there will probably work for you)
>
Ok. Point taken. Rubbish was possibly no the best choice of
descriptors - Lets say the message was confusing, until you explain the
underlying reason ;-).
Have downloaded the latest stable kernel to try.
Thanks for the advice, will let you know if it works for me.
Cheers,
James.
> Sata support in 2.6.8 kernel is limited. You may want to try the daily
> builds of the installer using 2.6.12 from:
> http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/debian-installer/
>
> > I noticed the people who assembled it attached the CD/DVD to IDE0 and
> > the HD to IDE1 - thus the CD/DVD comes out on /dev/hda and the HD
> > on /dev/hdc.
>
> With proper Sata drivers the HD should be recognized as /dev/sda (scsi)
> instead of ide.
>
> > What more info is needed to track down the root cause and get the 2.6
> > kernel to work?
>
> Use newer version of the kernel. 2.6.8 is unlikely to be fixed.
>
> Cheers,
> FJP
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