Comparing config-2.6.31-1-686[ for the not functioning kernel] with config-2.6.30-2-686 [for the functioning kernel] shows that the same modules to drive my IDE atiixp are used rather than the ATA atiixp ones. So there is no difference here. My IDE drive device hdX should be there rather than sdX, but it is not. Since the corresponding libata driver for atiixp is not engaged, it is not seen by libata either. But the sata drive is seen as per the functioning kernel. I suspect the new 2.6.31 kernel cannot work well with the old IDE atiixp driver.
2009/11/28 Bryan Cebuliak <bryan.cebul...@gmail.com> > I had a look at the > config-2.6.31-1-686.gz<http://merkel.debian.org/%7Ejurij/2.6.31-2/i386/config-2.6.31-1-686.gz> > from > http://merkel.debian.org/~jurij/2.6.31-2/i386/<http://merkel.debian.org/%7Ejurij/2.6.31-2/i386/> > Indeed both IDE and ATA are enabled as modules. > Is this relevant? > Seems like I am having a rather schizophrenic conversation. So be > it. The rest of the world is crazy. That is certain. > 2009/11/28 Bryan Cebuliak <bryan.cebul...@gmail.com> > >> Why is IDE not recognised? >> >> Is CONFIG_IDE enabled as well as CONFIG_ATA? See this >> http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/11/20/148 >> >> >> >
