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From: mail <lists@×××××.net>
To: gentoo-laptop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-laptop] thinkpad T43 boot problem
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:37:39
Message-Id: 1177522630.5319.8.camel@bong.greenbuzz.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-laptop] thinkpad T43 boot problem by Tedwardo Stine
1 OK, I was missing one of them so now i'm past that, but now right after
2 the boot splash and a few other device things, the screen goes crazy
3 really fast and all I can make out is something about ReiserFS: sda3:
4 warning... it goes way to fast to read... only thing I can do is ctl,
5 alt, del...
6
7 getting there!
8 rick
9
10
11 On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 11:32 -0400, Tedwardo Stine wrote:
12 > well i know you at least have ata support CONFIG_ATA
13 >
14 > │
15 > Location:
16 > │ -> Device
17 > Drivers
18 > │ -> Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental)
19 > drivers
20 > │ Selects: SCSI
21 >
22 > then the next option needed for for ahci sata support CONFIG_SATA_AHCI
23 >
24 > │
25 > Location:
26 > │ -> Device
27 > Drivers
28 > │ -> Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental)
29 > drivers
30 > │ -> ATA device support (ATA [=y])
31 >
32 > and finally CONFIG_ATA_PIIX for the intel ich support (2 options below
33 > the AHCI SATA)
34 >
35 > │ Location:
36 > │ -> Device
37 > Drivers
38 > │ -> Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental)
39 > drivers
40 > │ -> ATA device support (ATA [=y])
41 >
42 > that should take care of it
43 >
44 > On 4/25/07, mail <lists@×××××.net> wrote:
45 > Hi,
46 >
47 > I think the problem is with my kernel. my lspci says:
48 >
49 > IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller
50 > (rev 03)
51 >
52 > I have kernel v2.6.19-gentoo-r5
53 >
54 > What do I need to select in my kernel configuration to make
55 > this work?
56 >
57 > Thanks
58 > Rick
59 >
60 >
61 > On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 10:03 +0800, Kamchybek Jusupov wrote:
62 > > Hi mail,
63 > >
64 > > deimos ~ # cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
65 > > timeout 5
66 > > splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
67 > > title=Gentoo Linux 2006.1
68 > > root (hd0,0)
69 > > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.20-gentoo-r6_2 root=/dev/sda3
70 > > video=vesafb:1280x800-32@60,mtrr,ywrap
71 > > splash=silent,fadein,theme:synack quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
72 > >
73 > > Also, attached my 2.6.20 kernel config file... Right now
74 > using Compaq
75 > > laptop, but config file was used from my previous
76 > thinkpad...
77 > >
78 > >
79 > >
80 > > On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:04:33 -0400 / mail wrote:
81 > > With a subject: [gentoo-laptop] thinkpad T43 boot problem
82 > >
83 > > > Hi,
84 > > >
85 > > > I am trying to set up a T43 with grub.
86 > > >
87 > > > I installed grub, set up the grub.conf file and it gets
88 > past the
89 > > > splash screen and starts to load devices, then a kernel
90 > panic:
91 > > >
92 > > > Cannot open root device "sda3" or unknown-block (2,0)
93 > > >
94 > > > This lapttop has sata drive I guess, I have the kernel
95 > sata driver
96 > > > loaded, and I have tried all kinds of various alternatives
97 > such as
98 > > > hda3, sda1, hda1, (hd0,0) etc... I know that the "root"
99 > is correct
100 > > > because the splash screen is fine.
101 > > >
102 > > > Does anybody have experience setting up grub on a T43?
103 > > >
104 > > > Thanks
105 > > > rick
106 > > >
107 > > >
108 > > >
109 >
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