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From: Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs.ext@nsn.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Error booting new kernel
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:34:54 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200811031335.02015.dirk.heinrichs.ext@nsn.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081103070711.1e5bc3c1@osage.osagesoftware.com>

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Am Montag 03 November 2008 13:07:11 schrieb ext David Relson:

> Have you tried root=/dev/sda7, i.e. "s" rather than "h", in lilo?  My
> understanding is that disk driver changes in the kernel have resulted
> in the replacement of IDE subsystem drivers with a "universal" (SCSI
> based) subsystem.

Not replaced, the old one is still there and one has to select the new SCSI 
based drivers explicitely.

> A side effect of this is device name changes,
> notably /dev/hdX to /dev/sdX.

That's true, indeed.

Bye...

	Dirk
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      reply	other threads:[~2008-11-03 12:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-10-31 14:41 [gentoo-user] Error booting new kernel Marko Kocić
2008-10-31 14:44 ` deface
2008-10-31 14:48 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2008-10-31 15:04 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2008-11-03  7:48   ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-11-03  7:51 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-11-03 12:07   ` David Relson
2008-11-03 12:34     ` Dirk Heinrichs [this message]

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