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From: Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc
Date: Wed, 06 May 2009 13:46:18
Message-Id: 342e1090905060646t617e264epc07c9462a15fbcec@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc by maxim wexler
1 On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 01:31, maxim wexler <blissfix@×××××.com> wrote:
2 >
3 >
4 >> You gotta use a "delay" (or "wait", can't remember exactly)
5 >> parameter
6 >> for the kernel to wait while the disc is recognized, dunno
7 >> exactly,
8 >> but 2 to 5 seconds should be enough. I have an EEE 701 and
9 >
10 > Well there's a 10 sec 'timeout' but I can make that infinite by hitting the arrow key. That didn't help. And the 'pause' command, but that just waits for another keystroke.
11 >
12 > Are you talking about something that goes in the kernel line? Some sort of parameter or option that goes after root=/dev/sdn?
13 >
14
15 Yeah, the kernel must wait for the root device to be ready, the root
16 device on EEE is on a USB bus. Add "rootwait" to the kernel line.
17
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19 Daniel da Veiga

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Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>