[Gllug] Mixed IDE and SCSI discs with Linux

[Ian Northeast]

Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Sat, May 08, 2004 at 10:09:13AM +0100, Martin wrote:

>>Recompile your kernel to include the SCSI subsystem and support for
>>your SCSI card but _not_ as modules.
> 
> 
> This is a fresh install.  That doesn't make it impossible but it does
> mean that he needs another Debian machine handy for compiling the
> appropriate kernel.

Why? If the system works without the SCSI disk why can't it be used to 
compile its own kernel?


>>This will mean that the SCSI
>>devices are detected earlier in the boot process.
> 
> 
> That shouldn't matter.  The install kernel almost certainly has an
> initrd image.  It sounds as if the boot loader may be misconfigured and
> isn't finding the initrd image.

But if he installed onto the IDE disk as he apparantly did, would the 
installer necessarily put the SCSI module into the initrd?

Anyway, the easiest solution is probably to list the module in 
/etc/modules, that way it'll be loaded before the non root filesystems 
are fscked, unless the start order has changed drastically between Woody 
and Sarge which I doubt as it wouldn't be a sensible change.

Regards, Ian




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