Bug#383486: DAC960 module not loaded following install

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

retitle 383486 update-grub provides broken root boot param for DAC960
reassign 383486 grub
thanks

On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 06:36:28PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
 
> On Thursday 17 August 2006 17:37, Tim Small wrote:
> > Following installation of Etch, using the Beta 3 installer (netinst CD
> > image), installation runs to completion without error, on reboot, grub
> > appears fine, and the kernel loads, but during boot hangs with
> > something like "waiting for root filesystem".  The root partition is on
> > a Mylex DAC960PRL RAID controller, and there is no sign of the relevant
> > module being loaded during boot.
> >
> > PCI vendor ID for the device is: 0x1069
> > PCI device ID for the device is: 0x0010
> >
> > I presume the problem lies in the initramfs, but I can't easily get
> > into the system to dig around further...
> >
> > grub boot options are:
> >
> > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-2-686  root=/dev/rd!c0d0p2 ro
> > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-686

please try to boot with root=/dev/rd/c0d0p2
the exclamation point was already wrongly added in the past for
cciss and ida block devices.

please post if that cures your problem?

thanks for feedback

-- 
maks