Re: Problem in Sarge with IDE controler

[John Summerfield <debian@ComputerDatasafe.com.au>]

Diego A. Puertas F. wrote:

> Hello
>
> I've just installed sarge i386, using a net installation with floppy
> disks. The PC has 2 SCSI disks and 1 IDE.
>
> Since most of the system is installed in the scsi disks (the IDE is a
> FTP site) the computer works just fine except for the fact that it
> doesn't recognize the IDE controler. The bios can see the IDE disk
> without problem, and I've booted using a Knoppix CD and there is no
> problem with the IDE disk.
>
> When I boot with Sarge, the system don't recognize the IDE disk, no
> module for IDE is loaded. The modules exists in
> /lib/modules/2.4.26-1-686/kernel/drivers/ide/ , I load them manualy and
> still, no IDE disk is recognized.
>
> The IDE controler appears in /proc/pci as follows:
>
>  Bus  0, device  12, function  1:
>    IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 1).
>      Master Capable.  Latency=64.
>      I/O at 0x1000 [0x100f].
>
> But there is not an interruption asigned for IDE in /proc/interrupts ,
> and, of course, neither appears and ide disk listed in /proc/devices .
>
> I've installed with kernel 2.4.26 and have allready probed with 2.4.25
> and 2.6.7, 2.6.7 doesn't boot (kernel panic!) and 2.4.25 doesn't
> recognize the disk either.
>
>  

I have a system similar to yours though it got there very differently: 
booting on-board SCSI with IDE drives.

This may help:
summer@ns:~$ cat /etc/modules
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file should contain the names of kernel modules that are
# to be loaded at boot time, one per line.  Comments begin with
# a "#", and everything on the line after them are ignored.
ide-cd
ide-detect

uhci-hcd
usbkbd
piix
3c59x

summer@ns:~$
You probably want the ide and piix entries. Add them, reboot.

Report problem and results to boot-floppies.





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Cheers
John

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