Bug 147265 - unable to boot from sata with kernel-smp-2.6.13-15.7.i586.rpm
Summary: unable to boot from sata with kernel-smp-2.6.13-15.7.i586.rpm
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 137735
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Product: SUSE LINUX 10.0
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Version: Final
Hardware: i686 SuSE Linux 10.0
: P5 - None : Major
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Reported: 2006-02-01 15:08 UTC by Walter Haidinger
Modified: 2006-02-07 09:26 UTC (History)
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Description Walter Haidinger 2006-02-01 15:08:39 UTC 
With the recent kernel update kernel-smp-2.6.13-15.7.i586.rpm, 
This is most likely a libata bug:
Booting fails because no drives are found by the libata module.
The modules are loaded from initrd in sequence but there seems to 
be no probing for devices, i.e. the 
ata1: SATA ...
ata1: dev ...
lines are missing.

Consequently, the kernel gives up booting after the root device fails to appear.

Please note that the problem is reproduceable and previous kernel-smp-2.6.13-15.i586.rpm works _without_ problems.

The PC is a Fujitsu-Siemens Scenic P320-D1961/P with two SATA
drives (WDC WD800JD).

Any other info needed, like boot.msg of the working kernel?
I could also try to make a screenshot of the failed boot.

Regards, Walter
Comment 1 Walter Haidinger 2006-02-02 07:49:57 UTC 
Some more notes:
It's not a SMP issue as kernel-default-2.6.13-15.7.i586.rpm also does NOT work. Identical behaviour as smp kernel rpm (P4 with hyperthreading enabled).
The box is the only machine having troubles with 2.6.13-15.7,
but it is the only one having sata too.
Comment 2 Walter Haidinger 2006-02-03 18:16:03 UTC 
This may be duplicate of bug #137735.
I'll try fix suggested there and report back.
Comment 3 Walter Haidinger 2006-02-07 09:26:25 UTC 
Confirmed: Duplicate of bug #137735.

Suggested fix works:
Put sis5513 _after_ sata_sis in INITRD_MODULES list of /etc/sysconfig/kernel.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 137735 ***