On 28 May 2010 05:21, linux fan <linuxscra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I maintain some pure IDE drives as hdXn by using the config parameters: > CONFIG_HAVE_IDE=y > CONFIG_IDE=y > in addition to: > CONFIG_ATA=y > CONFIG_SATA_SIL24=y > CONFIG_SATA_PROMISE=y > for the SATAS as sdXn, providing the peaceful coexistence of both worlds. > > This old heap of harware just _won't_ stop working! > I got from 2.6.18 to 2.6.32, over time, a few steps at a time and the > technique was to: > copy last good config to kernel souces .config > make menuconfig > change one thing and change it back (unless really changing something) > "make menuconfig" pulls the relevant new vs. deprecated pieces into line. > go through the whole menus with an eye on reality checking.
Good advice. I'd actually recommend 'make oldconfig' and then make notes on *everything* that might be questionable, research, then set or not in menuconfig, but that's just a variation - the important thing is not to try to jump through too many different kernel versions in one go. Interestingly, on my resuscited ibook (powermac ide drives - I see those are *now* in libata but I'm not sure when that happened) using the old ide drives with essentially LFS-6.6 I didn't have any /dev/hd* devices. It's probably something I've broken in my scripts, but just in case it's a feature of the newer udev I'll mention that I copped out - went back to chroot, copied all the host's hd* devices to /lib/udev/devices.. ĸen -- After tragedy, and farce, "OMG poneys!" -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
