Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kernel configuration problem -- genkernel: no irq handler; manual config: root filesystem could not be mounted r/w

[Dale]

rocwhite168 wrote:
> Dale<rdalek1967<at>  gmail.com>  writes:
>
>
>> I did some googling.  Seriously grasping at straws here.  Do you have
>> SMP enabled?  If so, do you really have a multiprocessor or multicore
>> machine?  I ask beause I did find where someone else had SMP enabled and
>> it shouldn't have been.   I noticed it shows it is enabled in the config
>> you posted earlier.  Also, make sure you have the correct CPU selected
>> too.  I think you do tho from what I saw in the config.  Also make sure
>> you have the correct partitions in fstab too.  I know I'm bad to mix
>> those up sometimes or just leave out a "/" mark.
>>
>> Another thought, are you sure that the drive partitions are sda and not
>> hda?  I still use the old drivers and mine are hda but some are using
>> the new drivers which are sda.  Just wanting to make certain.   Grasping
>> at one more straw.
>>
>> I'll do some more thinking and put a little more wear and tear on google.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>>
> Thanks again for your suggestion! I tried to switch off SMP and recompiled the
> kernel, but the problem persists. I'm sure I'm using the newer driver so I think
> the partitions should be called sda.
>
> On the other hand, if I can ever succeed in eliminating the irq problem with
> genkernel, I would be very happy too! It's really frustrating sometimes...
>
> Roc
>
>

I'm not sure what else to try at the moment.  I see some others have 
joined in tho so maybe they will have some ideas.

As I pointed out to someone in another thread, sometimes genkernel works 
and sometimes it doesn't.  Once you get a working kernel, updating will 
be easy enough.

I'm thinking.

Dale

:-)  :-)