On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 11:57:51AM +0800, Xi Shen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> i installed my gentoo x64 on my usb HD, because i have to use windows
> for my work. but the problem is that if i boot from the usb HD, it
> cannot find the HD on my laptop. the gentoo 2008 installation cd works
> very well, so i think i must have missed some drivers in the kernel or
> module. i have included anything that is related to ide, scsi, sata,
> and usb. is there anything else i should do to make my HD on laptop
> work?
> 
> my laptop is thinkpad t61.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best Regards,
> David Shen
> 
> http://twitter.com/davidshen84
> 

Do `lspci -n` and paste it's output at http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/.

Also look at Pappy's kernel seeds.[1]

[1]http://62.3.120.141/~pappy/

-- 
Jake Todd
// If it isn't broke, tweak it!