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From: Tedwardo Stine <ted.stine@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-laptop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-laptop] thinkpad T43 boot problem
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:33:20
Message-Id: 18e71d350704250832q7f8a9199sc093d3bb24593693@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-laptop] thinkpad T43 boot problem by mail
1 well i know you at least have ata support CONFIG_ATA
2
3
4 Location:
5
6 │ -> Device
7 Drivers
8
9 │ -> Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental)
10 drivers
11 │ Selects: SCSI
12
13 then the next option needed for for ahci sata support CONFIG_SATA_AHCI
14
15
16 Location:
17 │ -> Device
18 Drivers
19
20 │ -> Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental)
21 drivers
22 │ -> ATA device support (ATA [=y])
23
24 and finally CONFIG_ATA_PIIX for the intel ich support (2 options below the
25 AHCI SATA)
26
27 │ Location:
28 │ -> Device
29 Drivers
30
31 │ -> Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental)
32 drivers
33 │ -> ATA device support (ATA [=y])
34
35 that should take care of it
36
37 On 4/25/07, mail <lists@×××××.net> wrote:
38 >
39 > Hi,
40 >
41 > I think the problem is with my kernel. my lspci says:
42 >
43 > IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 03)
44 >
45 > I have kernel v2.6.19-gentoo-r5
46 >
47 > What do I need to select in my kernel configuration to make this work?
48 >
49 > Thanks
50 > Rick
51 >
52 >
53 > On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 10:03 +0800, Kamchybek Jusupov wrote:
54 > > Hi mail,
55 > >
56 > > deimos ~ # cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
57 > > timeout 5
58 > > splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
59 > > title=Gentoo Linux 2006.1
60 > > root (hd0,0)
61 > > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.20-gentoo-r6_2 root=/dev/sda3
62 > > video=vesafb:1280x800-32@60,mtrr,ywrap
63 > > splash=silent,fadein,theme:synack quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
64 > >
65 > > Also, attached my 2.6.20 kernel config file... Right now using Compaq
66 > > laptop, but config file was used from my previous thinkpad...
67 > >
68 > >
69 > >
70 > > On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:04:33 -0400 / mail wrote:
71 > > With a subject: [gentoo-laptop] thinkpad T43 boot problem
72 > >
73 > > > Hi,
74 > > >
75 > > > I am trying to set up a T43 with grub.
76 > > >
77 > > > I installed grub, set up the grub.conf file and it gets past the
78 > > > splash screen and starts to load devices, then a kernel panic:
79 > > >
80 > > > Cannot open root device "sda3" or unknown-block (2,0)
81 > > >
82 > > > This lapttop has sata drive I guess, I have the kernel sata driver
83 > > > loaded, and I have tried all kinds of various alternatives such as
84 > > > hda3, sda1, hda1, (hd0,0) etc... I know that the "root" is correct
85 > > > because the splash screen is fine.
86 > > >
87 > > > Does anybody have experience setting up grub on a T43?
88 > > >
89 > > > Thanks
90 > > > rick
91 > > >
92 > > >
93 > > >
94 >
95 > --
96 > gentoo-laptop@g.o mailing list
97 >
98 >

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