From: dustin@v.igoro.us
To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Trouble installing in server with Fusion-MPT SAS storage controller
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:21:24 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070411172124.GF2168@v.igoro.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6A0C419392D7BA45BD141D0BA4F253C7EEB959@loureiro.madeiratecnopolo.pt>
On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 05:12:59PM +0100, Clemente Aguiar wrote:
> !! Block device /dev/sda3 is not a valid root device ...
> !! The root block device is unspecified or not detected.
> Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell ...
> Boot() ::
>
> The module that during installation is loaded is "mptsas", but during
> boot of the system it does not seem to load this module (at least I
> cannot see it among the other dozen SCSI modules it is tying to load).
You can't use a module for the boot device. You need to compile it into
the kernel, rather than as a module.
I doubt this is a bugzilla-worthy bug; it sounds like you've just
miscompiled your kernel.
Dustin
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2007-04-11 16:12 [gentoo-amd64] Trouble installing in server with Fusion-MPT SAS storage controller Clemente Aguiar
2007-04-11 16:29 ` deface
2007-04-11 17:21 ` dustin [this message]
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2007-04-11 18:06 Clemente Aguiar
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