Peter Ruskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Saturday 31 March 2001 17:30, Chmouel Boudjnah wrote:
> > Peter Ruskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > On Saturday 31 March 2001 16:06, Chmouel Boudjnah wrote:
> > > > Peter Ruskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > > > 1) kernel-2.4.2-i586.config (2.4.2-18mdk) :
> > > > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD=y 2) kernel-2.2.18-i586-up.config : #
> > > > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is not set
> > > >
> > > > i have forwarded to our kernel22 maintainners.
it is me 8)
> > > Please tell me whether CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is going to be set or
> > > unset by default, so I can decide what to do with my fstab and
> > > lilo.conf.
> >
> > to be set.
It is now in the kernel22-2.2.19-3mdk
> >
> > > I would prefer it to revert to unset, like it used to be - I'm running
> > > Cooker, 7.2, OpenLinux and win98 on the same box.
Normally you just have to change your fstab, isn't it ?
>
> As I still can't get into cooker, I rebuilt my kernels in 7.2 with
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD set, ran lilo and rebooted.
>
> Result: kernel panic - can't find root partition. I now have to append
> "ide0=0xd400,0xd802 ide1=0xdc00,0xe002 " to lilo [kernels used are
> 2.4.2-18mdk ( rebuilt for 7.2 ) and 2.2.17-27mdk].
Obviously but as I said before, changing your fstab should avoid this
problem .
>
> This is a nuisance. Surely it would be better to unset this config flag.
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Matthias Badaire
