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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] SATA+GRUB not able to boot
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> On Feb 27, 2006, at 9:27 AM, Muthu wrote:
>
>> Hai,
>>
>>         I am using gentoo 2.6.15 kernel and grub 0.96.
>>         I am using software RAID1 for 3 devices (2 IDE(hda,hdb)+1  
>> SATA(sda)).
>>
>>         I am not able to boot through the SATA hardisk(ie. Just the  
>> plain cursor comes). When the grub loader loads initially, if I  type 
>> the the command
>> grub>find /boot/grub/stage1
>> hd(0,0)
>> hd(1,0)
>>
>> and it hangs, it is not detecting the SATA drive and not even  coming 
>> out from the prompt.
>>
>>         After the machine booted in the normal mode using IDE  drive, 
>> I logged in as root and I tried
>> grub>find /boot/grub/stage1
>> hd(0,0)
>> hd(1,0)
>> hd(4,0)
>>
>>          Now the grub is recognizing the SATA drive.
>>
>>          Can somebody give me a suggestion why the SATA is not  
>> recognized while booting in the grub?
>>
> is your sata support compiled in as modules or into the kernel?

sata support is compiled in to the kernel. It is detecting as SCSI 
drive. I could access the disk.

>> Thanks & Regards,
>> Muthu.
>>
>>
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