[SM-Discuss] Kernel upgrade (2.6.24)

Eric Sandall eric at sandall.us
Mon Feb 11 12:10:53 EST 2008


On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:46:04 +0900
Craig Dyke <grail69 at amnet.net.au> wrote:

> Ok
> 
> I am running 2.6.19.5 and have /dev/sda[1-6]
> 
> Yes I have chosen both AHCI and ata_piix which used to then get me the 
> option mentioned below.
> 
> Unfortunately as of around 2.6.21 or so they have removed this option 
> even with the combination above.
> 
> I have also tried selecting ALL options in the SATA section of the 
> kernel config and still
> no joy :(
> 
> So I am not sure, as I can find no literature to support why it was 
> removed, whether I am supposed to
> still have a /dev/sdaX device for my SATA connection or if this is no 
> longer required.
> 
> I hope this is a little clearer
<snip>

I have you tried starting over with 2.6.21? Use the config from the
working 2.6.19.5 and use `make oldconfig` to update the kernel config
to 2.6.21 and see if that works.

-sandalle

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