On (28/01/06 00:20), Tom Wright wrote: > Apologies for the cross-post to those who read forums.debian.net > > I've just used the Etch installer (2.6.12) from the netboot cd to install > Debian on my new computer. It's got an ASUS A8N-VM CSM motherboard, and a > Seagate SATA 7200.9 hard disk drive. > > When installing, it couldn't detect the disk automatically, but it worked > fine > once I'd told it to use the sata_nv module. The rest of the installer went > without a hitch, and I've now rebooted. When starting the system, it > encounters a kernel panic: > > pivot_root: No such file or directory > /sbin/init: 432: cannot open dev/console: No such file > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! > > There's quite a bit more above that too, but I'm typing it out by hand as I > can't get into the system. Let me know if more detail is needed, but I can > only read the last screenful. > > I've also tried adding this line to the GRUB booting commands, between the > "kernel" and "initrd" lines: > > module /lib/modules/2.6.12-1-amd64-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.ko > > ...and I've tried this too (note the "lib64")... > > module /lib64/modules/2.6.12-1-amd64-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.ko > > ...but neither of them made any difference. Does anyone know what to do to > solve this? Somebody must've installed successfully on this motherboard! > > I've also tried using the netinst CD as a rescue disk and (by manually > modprobe-ing the sata_nv module) can get into rescue mode. Perhaps I can > continue the install from here, but I don't know how - any help on that would > be most welcome too.
I found a similar problem with a software RAID (sata) data array not being assembled before an attempt to mount it; to ensure the sata drives are recognised at boot, include the modules in /etc/modules. In my case: libata ata_piix Worth a try? Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
