Joseph wrote:
I wasn't clear, the computer runs usually for 20 to 30minus and kernel panic comes up on the screen. I'm still googling for some solutions and I can only find some suggestion; no clear answer. I think I went too fast for AMD64; I should have stayed with x86 and old good IDE drive. Somebody suggested: "Enabling 32 bit mode for the drives in the BIOS to cure this problem." I'll check my Bios the next time it will crash :-/
If the only problem is the sata controller then you can try interfacing your hard drive some other way until the sata driver situation clears up. I actually boot my system off of a 3.5" hard drive that's in an external usb 2.0 enclosure. That way I can plug into practically any computer and have my complete gentoo system! I've even though about buying USB 2.0/IDE bridges for internal use (rather than for an external enclosure) because they are inexpensive and allow for hot swapping. Zac -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
