Re: SATA+ IDE DVD-Writer crash, and missing /dev/fd0
"J. Grant" <jg@jguk.org> writes:
> [...]
>>> This is my boot config:
>>>
>>> title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-k7
>>> root (hd0,1)
>>> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-k7 root=/dev/sda3 ro
>>> initrd /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-k7
>>> savedefault
>>> boot
>> The initrd might have the ide-scsi module on it and load it. Or
>> something loads it later on. Hard to say without watching it boot and
>> probing the files.
>> If nothing works to disable it you can compile your own kernel
>> without
>> ide-scsi support. Or try a newer kernel from etch or sid.
>
> If I modify initrd to not contain ide-scsi how will my system be able to
> boot off my SATA drive?
SATA is already a native scsi driver. The ide-scsi emulation is purely
for pata cdroms to appear as scsi. They aren't related.
> Is there a way I can get my SATA drive to boot not ending up running
> through SCSI sub-system?
No.
> would a newer kernel use something other than ide-scsi for SATA drive
> access? I am not sure how my root would be mountable if I remove
> ide-scsi from initrd, or if etch/sid remove ide-scsi from their initrd.
SATA never used ide-scsi.
> Can I run my VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80) as something like
> /dev/hde ? I had a highpoint ATA133 RAID on my last motherboard, and
> they appeared as /dev/hde
>
> If I build my own kernel, how will the kernel+initrd without ide-scsi be
> able to mount my root SATA partition..?
>
> Kind regards
> JG
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