Re: [gentoo-amd64] SATA2 Recommendations

[Drake Donahue]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren Grant" <dgrant@×××××××××××.ca>
To: <gentoo-amd64@l.g.o>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] SATA2 Recommendations


>I have XP installed to the first partition (sd0,0). And I believe I have
>all I need for the sata_nv drivers...
>
> #cat .config | grep 'SATA_NV'
> CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_NV=y
>
> # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
> default 0
> timeout 5
> splashimage=(sd0,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>
> title=Gentoo Linux-2.6.15-gentoo-r1
> root (sd0,1)
#### correction

root (hd0,1)

#### to grub all hard drives are hd(,)
 The 1 says that you have a separate boot partition as the second partion on 
the drive as in partion 0, partition 1, etc

> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.15-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/sda5 vga=0x318
> video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
>

#### correction this needs to be all on one line assumes separate boot 
partition

kernel hd(0,1)/boot/kernel-2.6.15-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/sda5 
video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap vga=791

#### correction this needs to be all on one line

> title=Windows XP Professional
> rootnoverify (sd0,0)
> makeactive
> chainloader +1
>
> # cat /etc/fstab
> /dev/sda2               /boot           ext2            noauto,noatime  1
> 2
> /dev/sda5               /               reiserfs        noatime         0
> 1
> /dev/sda3               none            swap            sw              0
> 0
> /dev/cdroms/cdrom0      /mnt/cdrom      iso9660         noauto,ro       0
> 0
> proc                    /proc           proc            defaults        0
> 0
> shm                     /dev/shm        tmpfs
> nodev,nosuid,noexec     0 0
>
> When I reboot the grub menu flashes quickly and then I see the following
> error:
> Booting 'Gentoo Linux-2.6.15-gentoo-r1
> root(sd0,1)
>
> Error 23: Error while parsing number
>
> Press any key to continue...
>
> At which point I hit a key and I can see a grub menu (barely... it has
> vertical lines running through it) and I can see my two editable options
> of "Gentoo ..." and "Windows XP Pro"
>
> Drake Donahue wrote:
>
>> sata_nv should be compiled in kernel.
>> suggest posting your /boot/grub/grub.conf and /etc/fstab here.
>> is your boot directory on a separate partition?
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Grant" <dgrant@×××××××××××.ca>
>> To: <gentoo-amd64@l.g.o>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 2:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] SATA2 Recommendations
>>
>>
>>> This may be a stupid question, but what's the process for compiling the
>>> initrd image to include support for sata_nv
>>>
>>> Using the experimental LiveCD suggested by Homer worked, and I was able
>>> to setup Gentoo... but it fails on the grub startup after rebooting...
>>> sounds like that might be the problem...
>>>
>>> Jordi Molina wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/23/06, Darren Grant <dgrant@×××××××××××.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm currently looking to build a cost effective web/email server.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm considering using an ASUS A8N-E with an x939 Athlon 64 x2 3800+
>>>>> 2Ghz
>>>>> processor. I'm also hoping to use RAID-1 over dual SATA2 drives. In
>>>>> researching gentoo and SATA2, I've come across numerous problems that
>>>>> people are experiencing with the 2005.1-r1live-cd install and the
>>>>> sata_nv driver and SATA in general. Has this been fixed? Does anyone
>>>>> have any advice for me? Has anyone successfully installed on SATA2
>>>>> drives running with an nforce4 chipset mobo? If they haven't, were
>>>>> they
>>>>> able to get SATA2 drives running as SATA1? Or at least SATA1 from a
>>>>> fresh install of the 2005.1-r1 AMD64 livecd? I noticed a lot of
>>>>> problems
>>>>> with the ASUS A8N-VM/CSM which is why I'm investigatin the A8NE.
>>>>>
>>>>> If this has already been discussed, I apologize in advance... I'm new
>>>>> to
>>>>> the list and couldn't find what I was looking for in the archives.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help or advice would be appreciated.
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> hello,
>>>>
>>>> I installed gentoo from another livecd and then compiled the kernel
>>>> and the initrd image to support sata_nv.
>>>>
>>>> It boots fine for me. Forget about using the nvraid, is not hardware,
>>>> so if you need it, go sw raid or buy a decent RAID card.
>>>>
>>>> cheers
>>>> --
>>>>     Jordi Molina Casas (warp3r)
>>>>       mail: warp3r@×××××.com
>>>>         www: www.warp3r.com
>>>>
>>>>    If you're still sending mail to
>>>>   warper@eresmas, please update your
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>>>>          is warp3r@×××××.com
>>>>
>>>>
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