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> On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 05:12:59PM +0100, Clemente Aguiar wrote: |
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> > !! Block device /dev/sda3 is not a valid root device ... |
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> > !! The root block device is unspecified or not detected. |
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> > Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell ... |
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> > Boot() :: |
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> > The module that during installation is loaded is "mptsas", |
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> but during |
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> > boot of the system it does not seem to load this module (at least I |
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> > cannot see it among the other dozen SCSI modules it is |
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> tying to load). |
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> You can't use a module for the boot device. You need to |
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> compile it into the kernel, rather than as a module. |
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> I doubt this is a bugzilla-worthy bug; it sounds like you've |
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> just miscompiled your kernel. |
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> Dustin |
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Actually, the Live CD kernel uses initramfs, which is able to load at |
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boot whatever SCSI modules it requires to access storage (disk, raid |
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etc.). |
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I have installed Linux a few times with other SCSI and RAID controllers, |
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just having difficulty with this particular one. |
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I agree that it would work if I compiled the kernel with the required |
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SCSI drivers, but I would still like this puzzle solved. |
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Clemente |
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