(solved)Re: hda=noprobe fails
You are right. I read kernel config in /boot, and find that ide is in module. I will read manual
on initrd. Thanks! I'll sign off the list.
--- "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca> wrote:
> Note: don't top post. I've rearranged yours.
>
> On Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 06:31:41PM -0800, Serena Cantor wrote:
> > --- "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca> wrote:
> > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 05:38:37PM -0800, Serena Cantor wrote:
> > > > I install etch on an old system, but get boot messages below:
> > > >
> > > > Nov 10 17:44:40 debian kernel: hda: IRQ probe failed (0xfffff7f8)
> > > > Nov 10 17:44:40 debian kernel: hda: IRQ probe failed (0xfffff7f8)
> > > > Nov 10 17:44:40 debian kernel: hda: no response (status = 0x0a),
> > > > resetting drive
> > >
> > > > Probing takes too much time. As I use scsi disk, I want to disable
> > > > probing, so I read files in kerenl-doc-2.6 package and change a
> > > > line in menu.lst to:
> > > >
> > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-686 root=/dev/sda4 ro
> > > > noisapnp hda=noprobe
> > > >
> > > > After grub-install and reboot, "hda=noprobe" does not have any
> > > > effect.
>
> > The motherboard is a BX Slot 1 board. I have installed Win98 and
> > sarge. In sarge, which use kernel 2.4, I have successfully disabled
> > ide probing.
> >
> > The board's ide interface is OK, because I have used IDE disk and
> > cdrom before.
> >
> > It's not a hardware problem. The problem is with kernel 2.6
> >
> > I just want to disable ide probing during boot.
> >
>
> I wonder if the ide is built into the kernel or is part of the initrd.
> If the latter, then kernel command lines won't do anything. You'll need
> to change the parameters in the initrd setup and rebuild it.
>
> Not that I know how to do that.
>
> In fact, in /boot/config-2.6.18-5-amd64 I see that most of the IDE lines
> are listed as modules and that they are in
> /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-amd64/kernel/drivers/ide/
>
> Since the initrd setup tells it to load "most" modules on boot, my guess
> is that this is the problem.
>
> Doug.
>
>
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