On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Eriberto <eriberto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi! > > I have a little doubt about IDE disks with kernel 2.6.24. I am using > Debian Lenny (testing). The kernel provided by Lenny is 2.6.24-1. I have > an IDE disk and the boot process shows: "waiting for root filesystem". > The Google says: "change hdX by sdX". It is working fine. But, I don't > understand why I need to use sdX now. What is the reason? > > Thanks in advance! > > Regards, > > Eriberto - Brazil I don't know about Debian Lenny, but 2.6.24 has 2 driver subsystems that work with IDE drives. "drivers/ide" and "libata". For the last year or so distros have been making libata the default, but both are still available. drivers/ide is the legacy solution and uses the /dev/hdX names. libata is the new kid on the block and uses the /dev/sdX names. If you need the old drivers/ide solution, you should check the release notes for Lenny and see if there is a boot parameter to use the old drivers. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
