2009/9/23 Paul <jpb@xxxxxxxx>: > Antonio M wrote: >> I updated a F11 system and now I have four kernels installed...: >> kernel-PAE-2.6.29.3-155.fc11.i686 >> kernel-PAE-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686 >> kernel-PAE-2.6.30.5-43.fc11.i686 >> kernel-PAE-2.6.30.6-53.fc11.i686 >> >> Only kernels (29) make the system start, while 30 kernels stops at a >> certain point of booting... >> >> I found these lines in dmesg when working: >> >> scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices >> usb-storage: device found at 3 >> usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning >> usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage >> USB Mass Storage support registered. >> usb-storage: device scan complete >> scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access Hitachi HTS541680J9AT00 0000 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 156301488 512-byte hardware sectors: (80.0 GB/74.5 GiB) >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 27 00 00 00 >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 156301488 512-byte hardware sectors: (80.0 GB/74.5 GiB) >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 27 00 00 00 >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through >> sdb: sdb1 sdb2 >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk >> sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 >> EXT4-fs: barriers enabled >> kjournald2 starting: pid 88, dev dm-0:8, commit interval 5 seconds >> EXT4-fs: delayed allocation enabled >> EXT4-fs: file extents enabled >> EXT4-fs: mballoc enabled >> EXT4-fs: mounted filesystem dm-0 with ordered data mode >> SELinux: Disabled at runtime. >> SELinux: Unregistering netfilter hooks >> type=1404 audit(1253663261.664:2): selinux=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 >> udev: starting version 141 >> ACPI: WMI: Mapper loaded >> tg3.c:v3.97 (December 10, 2008) >> >> But when system doesn't boot I see last lines on my screen : >> >> scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices >> usb-storage: device found at 3 >> usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning >> usbcore: registered new interface driver cms-cypress >> USB Mass Storage support registered. >> usb-storage: device scan complete >> scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access Hitachi HTS541680J9AT00 0000 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 156301488 512-byte hardware sectors: (80.0 GB/74.5 GiB) >> sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off >> >> I note this big difference: >> usbcore: registered new interface driver cms-cypress >> >> Please note that I have another system with Philips external USB disk >> running fine.... >> >> Any comment??? >> > It looks as if the newer kernel is recognizing (or perhaps mistakenly > recognizing) the actual chip driving the unit, but the driver it has for > that chip doesn't work, while the generic usb-storage driver does work > with it. You may have to pass a parameter to the boot loader somehow. > > Cheers, > > > -- > > > Paul > > > -- tnx Paul I filed a bug: Bug 524998 - System doesn't boot off an USB disk I have been running Fedora from a Usb disk for a long time, this is my first experience of this ssytem not booting from a particular disk, that is my experimental disk dedicated to rawhide. o now I have to wait before switching to F12 :-( -- Antonio Montagnani Skype : antoniomontag SIP: antoniomontag@xxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
