Package: linux-image-2.6.15-1-686-smp Version: 2.6.15-8 I'm using Debian testing on a Dell Optiplex GX280 desktop machine with standard Debian kernel package of linux-image-2.6.12-1-686-smp. This computer has a SATA hard drive which is handled by the kernel perfectly.
I've installed linux-image-2.6.15-1-686-smp. The installation went fine installing all the dependencies as well. The boot process with this kernel is running smoothly up to the point when after loading modules from the initial ramdisk the hard drive should be accessed. This is a point when the process hangs. I suspect the problem is related to loading the SATA modules. The problem has been recognized by others as well, but I could not find it in the list of reported bugs: http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2006/01/msg00716.html The SATA relevant part of lspci -vvv: 0000:00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FW (ICH6/ICH6W) SATA Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO]) Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 0179 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 217 Region 0: I/O ports at fe00 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at fe10 [size=4] Region 2: I/O ports at fe20 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at fe30 [size=4] Region 4: I/O ports at fea0 [size=16] Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Regards, Tibor Radvanyi
