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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:33:19 -0500
From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
Organization: TMR Associates Inc, Schenectady NY
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To: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
CC: Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot@laposte.net>,
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       linux-raid@vger.kernel.org, neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au, mingo@redhat.com,
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Subject: Re: Problem booting linux 2.6.19-rc5, 2.6.19-rc5-git6,      2.6.19-rc5-mm2
 with md raid 1 over lvm root
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Tejun Heo wrote:
> Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
>> The failing kernels (I tried -rc5, -rc5-git6, -rc5-mm2 only print :
>>
>> %<----
>> device-mapper: ioctl: 4.7.0-ioctl (2006-06-24) initialised:
>> dm-devel@redhat.com
>> md: Autodetecting RAID arrays.
>> md: autorun ...
>> md: ... autorun DONE.
>> %<-----
>>
>> (I didn't bother copying the rest of the failing kernel dmesg, as sata
>> initialisation fills the first half of the screen, then dm is 
>> initialised,
>> then you only get the logical consequences of failing to detect the /
>> volume. The sata part seems fine – it prints the name of the hard drives
>> we want to use)
>>
>> I'm attaching the dmesg for the working distro kernel (yes I know not 
>> 100%
>> distro kernel, but very close to one), distro config , and the config I
>> used in my test. If anyone could help me to figure what's wrong I'd be
>> grateful.
>
> Say 'y' not 'm' to SCSI disk support.
>
That will probably work, but just building a new initrd is probably a 
lot easier. Although I thought the SCSI modules were included if built 
and installed if present.

-- 
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
  CTO TMR Associates, Inc
  Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979


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