Florian Kulzer wrote:
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 21:57:56 +0300, Anton Liaukevich wrote:
I have read some docs in the inet. I have understood what is initrd, how
to use initramfs-tools debian package (in particular, update-initramfs
command and "/etc/initramfs-tools/modules" file). I have being intended
to add "blacklist ide-generic" string to "/etc/initramfs-tools/modules"
file & to run "initramfs-tools -k $(uname -r) -u" command but when I
opened this file I was shocked. That is I have seen:
# Added by Debian Installer
ide-generic
I decided simply delete this string from "modules" file (and update
initrd then). And it has solved the problem!
I am glad to hear that you have DMA working now.
Nevertheless, I don't understand why Debian Installer add this
ill-started module to "/etc/initramfs-tools/modules" file. Seems the bug
to be Debian-specific.
If the information on the Debian driver check page is correct, i.e. if
you really need kernel 2.6.25 for the amd74xx module to work with your
controller, then it may be reasonable to add ide_generic to /etc/modules
to reduce the risk of the system not booting at all. (The installer has
kernel 2.6.24.) However that may be, please send an installation report
to the Debian installer team, describing your problems.
Now I'm intended to update initrd for all my kernels ;).
Watch out, the 2.6.24 kernel might need ide_generic to use the
controller at all.
I have ventured to update initrd for all my kernels and the result is
good! But I have one more question. There is list of my kernels:
leva:/home/anthony# awk '{if ($1=="kernel" && $NF!="single") print $2}'
/boot/grub/menu.lst
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-686
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-486
468-kernel is needed for me in case I will change my cpu to
686-incompatible :) or I will transport my hdd to old computer and boot
Debian from it.
But can I boot at least one of my kernels if I simply change my
motherboard to one with non-nVidia chipset (that don't use "amd74xx"
module) (after updating initrd for all kernels)?
ide-generic module seem to be not-loaded:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsmod | grep 'ide'
video 19728 0
output 3712 1 video
ide_cd_mod 32864 0
cdrom 31872 1 ide_cd_mod
ide_disk 13952 8
ide_pci_generic 4228 0 [permanent]
ide_core 100312 4 ide_cd_mod,ide_disk,ide_pci_generic,amd74xx
But it is included in initrd:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ zcat /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) | cpio --quiet -t |
grep -E '(ide|ata|amd)[^/]*\.ko'
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_sil.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_sis.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_svw.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_uli.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_via.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/pata_artop.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_mv.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_nv.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/ata_generic.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_promise.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/pata_sis.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_qstor.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/pata_marvell.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/ata_piix.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ata/libata.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ide/pci/amd74xx.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ide/pci/ide-pci-generic.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-core.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-pnp.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-disk.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-cd_mod.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-tape.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ide/legacy/ide-cs.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-generic.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/scsi/eata.ko
lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/drivers/block/paride/paride.ko
Similarly for other kernels:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ zcat /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686 | cpio --quiet -t |
grep 'ide-generic'
lib/modules/2.6.24-1-686/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-generic.ko
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ zcat /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-486 | cpio --quiet -t |
grep 'ide-generic'
lib/modules/2.6.24-1-486/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-generic.ko
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