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From: pat <pat@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] disk problem after kernel update
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:32:55
Message-Id: 20071212132534.M74361@xvalheru.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] disk problem after kernel update by Florian Philipp
1 On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:51:15 +0100, Florian Philipp wrote
2 > On Sun, 2007-12-09 at 13:59 +0100, pat wrote:
3 > > Hello,
4 > >
5 > > I've try to update kernel from 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 to 2.6.23-gentoo-r3. I've
6 copied
7 > > config, run make oldconfig and then make.
8 > >
9 > > At boot time the new kernel maps disks as hdax, but previous kernel mapped
10 disks
11 > > as sdax. So, if I want to use new kernel I have to change fstab (that's not so
12 > > bad), but I have to setup DMA for the disk, and that's not possible (an
13 error occur)
14 > >
15 > > Did I something wrong? How to solve it?
16 > >
17 > > The GRUB boot options:
18 > >
19 > > *** new one
20 > > title GNU/Linux 2.6.23-gentoo-r3
21 > > root (hd0,2)
22 > > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.23-gentoo-r3 real_root=/dev/hda5 atapi_enabled=1
23 > > hdc=noprobe nmi_watchdog=0 root=/dev/hda5
24 > >
25 > >
26 > > *** old one
27 > > title GNU/Linux 2.6.20-gentoo-r8
28 > > root (hd0,2)
29 > > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.20-gentoo-r8 real_root=/dev/sda5 atapi_enabled=1
30 > > hdc=noprobe nmi_watchdog=0
31 > >
32 > >
33 > > Thanks a lot.
34 > >
35 > > Pat
36 >
37 > Remove
38 > Device Drivers ->
39 > ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support ->
40 > generic/default IDE chipset support
41 >
42 > and
43 >
44 > Device Drivers ->
45 > Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental) drivers ->
46 > Generic ATA support
47 >
48 > from your Kernel config. You might be using generic drivers instead
49 > of your specific drivers. Also double check all kernel options concerning
50 > Disk controllers.
51
52 Thanks a lot, it helped.
53
54 Pat
55
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