Re: boot failure
On 24/01/12 23:30, Michael Lange wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thus spoketh Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel@gmail.com>
> unto us on Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:03:19 +0100 (CET):
>
> (...)
>> ===============================================================
>> [ 3.903186] scsi_mod: '20a' invalid for parameter 'inq_timeout'
>> done
>> Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
>
> according to modinfo scsi_mod:
>
> parm: inq_timeout:Timeout (in seconds) waiting for devices
> to answer INQUIRY. Default is 20. Some devices may
> need more; most need less. (uint)
>
> so apparently it's the "20a" that is passed as 'inq_timeout' to scsi_mod
> that makes insmod scsi_mod fail and so the disk is not recognized.
>
> I don't know where it is coming from though, not sure if it is possible
> to pass such module parameters through grub, but you can easily verify
> this, if you hit "e" on one of the not working menu entries.
>
> If it is not grub, it must be something in the initrd; I would try to
> unpack the initrd with
>
> $ zcat initrd.img | cpio -i
>
> and then grep its contents for lines containing "scsi_mod" or "20a", maybe
> this reveals the source of your problems.
> If you find something, you can edit these file(s) and then re-pack the
> initrd with the command
>
> $ find | cpio --create --format=newc | gzip > initrd.img
>
> run from the root of the unpacked initrd's directory tree and see if the
> resulting initrd works.
>
> Regards
>
> Michael
>
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>
>
If it's the scsi module - try editing the GRUB menu entry at the boot
prompt and adding "insmod scsi" before "insmod part_msdos", then hit Ctrl+x
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