Re: hard drive recognition for >2.4.16 kernels
TJ Sellari wrote:
> I've been trying without success to run 2.4.22, 2.4.23, or 2.6.0
> kernels on Sarge. The problem seems to be that they see my hard drive
> as hda rather than as hde.
>
> 2.4.16 (and Windows XP) sees the drive as hde, as do several versions
> of tomsrtbt and Knoppix, and they all boot with no problems. The
> drive is a Maxtor 6Y080L0 ATA.
>
> Using devfs, the drive is /dev/ide/host2/bus0/target0/lun0
> on 2.4.16, but /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0 on the newer kernels.
How is it actually physically connected to your motherboard and how does it
show in your bios?
I haven't seen any similar problems with the newer kernels, what ide
controller are you using as well?
>
> Error messages vary depending on the kernels, but they all end with:
>
> mount: /dev2/boot2 is not a valid block device
>
> /sbin/init: 338: cannot open dev/console: No such file
>
> Then the kernel panics.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Tom
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