Bug#359922: initramfs-tools: ata drive via usb'scsi' /dev/sda stops boot, gets busybox
On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 01:25:11PM +0200, David Bertho wrote:
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> >please post the errorr message when you get dropped into busybox.
> >are you using grub or lilo?
the next time when you recountering such a problem, please
a) report a new bug if the old is already closed
and you are not 100% sure that they correlated
b) directly report the error message you are seeing,
instead of letting the maintainer guess why you might see.
> >what are the following cmds giving in busybox:
> >uname -a
> >cat /proc/cmdline
> >cat /proc/modules
> >
> >
> The error message is :
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> Begin: Waiting for root file system...|
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> Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0128|
>
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> TYPE: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00|
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> Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0128|
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> TYPE: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00|
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> Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0128|
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> TYPE: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00|
>
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> Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0128|
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> TYPE: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00|
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> sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda|
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> sd 0:0:0:1: Attached scsi removable disk sda|
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> sd 0:0:0:2: Attached scsi removable disk sda|
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> sd 0:0:0:3: Attached scsi removable disk sda|
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> (very long wait, a few minutes)
>
> ||
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> Done|
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> ALERT! /dev/hda1 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!|
>
> ||
>
> And I got BusyBox.
>
> I have no exernal or scsi disks.
aboves are usb disks.
> >is the relevant kernel module loaded? do you see the device /dev/hda
> >
> >
> >
> >>I'm using Debian Etch Netinst Beta2 on a Via SP13000 motherboard with an
> >>IDE HDD.
> >>
> >>I hope someone can find a solution
> >>
> >>
> >
> >if you are using the wrong combination of udev and initramfs-tools
> >and the olde 2.6.15 kernel you may need to just
> >modprobe ide-disk
> >and then quit the busybox with ctrl+d
> >
> >regards
> >
> >
> Thanks a lot it worked !
ok great to hear.
> But this bug is anoying and I don't want to do that for every debian I have
> to install ...
> Is there a way to make it work once and for all ?
upgrade to latest udev or install linux-image-2.6.16 from unstable.
regards
--
maks
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