Re: Post-install issues with SATA hardware
On (28/01/06 00:20), Tom Wright wrote:
> Apologies for the cross-post to those who read forums.debian.net
>
> I've just used the Etch installer (2.6.12) from the netboot cd to install
> Debian on my new computer. It's got an ASUS A8N-VM CSM motherboard, and a
> Seagate SATA 7200.9 hard disk drive.
>
> When installing, it couldn't detect the disk automatically, but it worked fine
> once I'd told it to use the sata_nv module. The rest of the installer went
> without a hitch, and I've now rebooted. When starting the system, it
> encounters a kernel panic:
>
> pivot_root: No such file or directory
> /sbin/init: 432: cannot open dev/console: No such file
> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
>
> There's quite a bit more above that too, but I'm typing it out by hand as I
> can't get into the system. Let me know if more detail is needed, but I can
> only read the last screenful.
>
> I've also tried adding this line to the GRUB booting commands, between the
> "kernel" and "initrd" lines:
>
> module /lib/modules/2.6.12-1-amd64-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.ko
>
> ...and I've tried this too (note the "lib64")...
>
> module /lib64/modules/2.6.12-1-amd64-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.ko
>
> ...but neither of them made any difference. Does anyone know what to do to
> solve this? Somebody must've installed successfully on this motherboard!
>
> I've also tried using the netinst CD as a rescue disk and (by manually
> modprobe-ing the sata_nv module) can get into rescue mode. Perhaps I can
> continue the install from here, but I don't know how - any help on that would
> be most welcome too.
I found a similar problem with a software RAID (sata) data array not
being assembled before an attempt to mount it; to ensure the sata drives
are recognised at boot, include the modules in /etc/modules. In my case:
libata
ata_piix
Worth a try?
Regards
Clive
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