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FS#1265 - kernel26-scsi 2.6.8.1-1 upgrade failed on SATA root

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Don Melton (gramps) - Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 06:42 GMT
Last edited by arjan timmerman (blaasvis) - Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 09:34 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Current
Status Closed
Assigned To Judd Vinet (judd)
Architecture not specified
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7 Wombat
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

After an upgrade to kernel26-scsi version 2.6.8.1-1 from version 2.6.7-1 my system panicked on boot because my /boot/grub/menu.lst file listed my root SATA drive as "hde" instead of "sda" which the 2.6.8 kernel configuration strangely now requires. If I had known that this would happen I would have modified my /boot/grub/menu.lst file as well as my /etc/fstab with the new designation.

Perhaps a simple post-install warning in the kernel26-scsi "kernel.install" file would prevent this problem for other users of SATA drives.
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Closed by  Judd Vinet (judd)
Monday, 23 August 2004, 00:50 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Judd Vinet (judd) - Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 15:25 GMT
Oooh, I didn't know that. Thanks for letting me know, I'll post an announcement on the main page for other SATA users.
Comment by Joao Estevao (tranquility) - Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 22:48 GMT
I was using the ide kernel with my SATA drive, and it was working fine, and whith the kernel update, I can't boot arch now :| I even tried changing my kernel params to root=/dev/sda5, since / is my 5th partition, and it still won't boot.
Comment by Brett Williams (vor_lord) - Thursday, 19 August 2004, 00:14 GMT
I have the same problem with the IDE kernel. Except I run devfs, and I
don't know what my new drive designation is or how to find that out.

Under 2.6.7 and devfs, it was:
/dev/discs/disc0/part8

Under static dev (RH 9 (I have to have it for working from home)):
/dev/hde8

What might this be under 2.6.8.1 using devfs? I've shotgunned everything I can think of, and I don't know a way to figure this out. I guess I'll try /dev/discs/disc4/part8?
Comment by Judd Vinet (judd) - Friday, 20 August 2004, 17:03 GMT
Does the 2.6.8.1-2 ide kernel work for any of you? I've added the libata SATA stuff instead of the old SATA support, as the latter is deprecated and conflicts with libata.

[jvinet@pluto ~]$ grep SATA /boot/kconfig26
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA=y
# CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_SVW is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_NV=y
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_PROMISE=y
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_SX4=y
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_SIL=y
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_SIS=y
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_VIA=y
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_VITESSE=y
Comment by Joao Estevao (tranquility) - Saturday, 21 August 2004, 00:08 GMT
http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2432

"My bug" :)
Comment by Joao Estevao (tranquility) - Saturday, 21 August 2004, 00:09 GMT
sorry that was for 2.6.5 grrrr
Comment by Brett Williams (vor_lord) - Saturday, 21 August 2004, 00:38 GMT
2.6.8.1-2 doesn't work for me--same problem. I can't tell for sure (do you know how to pause the messages in the framebuffer so I can tell) but it looks like the SATA drivers are not loaded at all.
Comment by Joao Estevao (tranquility) - Saturday, 21 August 2004, 01:41 GMT
Doesn't work for me either. But I could catch a glimpse of libata (I'm almost sure) printing some messages, but could not make much more.
Comment by Judd Vinet (judd) - Sunday, 22 August 2004, 17:41 GMT
I think we've figured out the problem here. See bug #1276.

I'll have a 2.6.8.1-3 kernel out soon, just trying to locate one last wily patch. :)

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