Will not boot

andybebad · Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 1

I recently tried to install version 1.5.1. It went good uptill after I was done. I tried to boot up but I got a

sofar · Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 172

you should NOT have compiled your scsi driver as module, but instead have compiled it in the kernel. If you compile your scsi driver into the kernel as module - the driver is NOT loaded at boot (unless you dick around with initrd stuff - a nightmare for most people) - and thus you cannot boot from any device which is supported by this driver.

in your case: your kernel fails to initialize the scsi driver since the module is not available at boot time - it sits on the disc that needs that driver!

Guest · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks. I'll try again this weekend

RedKennedy · Joined: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 57 Location: The Moon

ReiserFS is much poopier than XFS.
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Striker · Site Admin Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 16

RedKennedy · Joined: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 57 Location: The Moon

You can use whatever you want..Just keep in mind that if you want to switch....Consider XFS. ^_^
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lunar_mike · Joined: 06 Nov 2005 Posts: 30 Location: Toronto, Ontario

I thought XFS was only good if you had a UPS nearby , in case of a dreaded powerfailure!
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