Re: initrd is too fast for md

[Ivan Jager <aij+debian@mrph.org>]

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:47:49PM +0100, Ferenc Wagner scribbled:
> Michal Ludvig <mludvig@logix.net.nz> writes:
> 
> > In my case scsi_wait_scan.ko didn't wait for all SCSI disks to be
> > discovered, debian initramfs moved on prematurely and failed
> > miserably. Recompiling the kernel without CONFIG_SCSI_SCAN_ASYNC fixed
> > the problem for me.
> 
> Actually, you don't need to recompile the kernel for this, just add
> scsi_mod.scan=sync to your kernel command line.  Or mention
> 
> options scsi_mod scan=sync
> 
> somewhere under /etc/modprobe.d and regenerate the initramfs.  This
> attacks the problem from a different angle that rootdelay.

Ack, I think I accidentaly replied privately to the earlier
messages. For the record, both rootdelay=5 or scsi_mod.scan=sync
solved this problem.

Thanks,
Ivan