Il giorno mer, 19/04/2006 alle 00.42 +0100, Digby Tarvin ha scritto: > > > dmesg also warns: > > > "Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda6 ro libata.atapi_enabled=1" > > > "Unknown boot option `libata.atapi_enabled=1': ignoring" > > > which I assume was added by the install system but the syntax is not > > > supported, so should be removed from my grub menu.lst... should't > > > be doing any harm though... > > > > Yes, should be removed. Will be fixed in a next upload. Thanks. > > Done. > > > > Also grep'ed through the strings output of libata.ko which seems to > > > confirm that the 'atapi_enabled' option is indeed there, so I am > > > a little puzzled. > > > > One more thing to check is the /proc/<whatever-path-to-device>/settings > > file. > > The only 'settings' file in my /proc is /proc/ide0/hda, which I don't think > tells me anything about 'atapi_enabled'.. > > > > This is presumably related to whatever stopped the install workaround > > > for the beta 2 from working vs the daily build workaround which used > > > the newer kernel command line option.. > > > > Could be though others have specifically tested that with Beta 2... > > I assume the beta 2 workaround must work on some systems, as I assumed > it would have been tested before being documented. > > But the modprobe.d method doesn't work on my system for installation or > post installation, and I think there is a good chance the two issues > are be related. > As reported on debian-laptop the modprobe.d method worked for me after an upgrade that provided a new kernel 2.6.16. I found out the in the source package of the kernel 2.6.16 libata is built with atapi support disable by default. Some one suggested to modify libata.h to enable it and build a new initrd. Bye Stefano -- Stefano Canepa aka sc: sc@linux.it http://www.stefanocanepa.it Three great virtues of a programmer: laziness, impatience and hubris. Le tre grandi virtù di un programmatore: pigrizia, impazienza e arroganza. (Larry Wall)
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