> > On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 05:12:59PM +0100, Clemente Aguiar wrote: > > !! Block device /dev/sda3 is not a valid root device ... > > !! The root block device is unspecified or not detected. > > Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell ... > > Boot() :: > > > > The module that during installation is loaded is "mptsas", > but during > > boot of the system it does not seem to load this module (at least I > > cannot see it among the other dozen SCSI modules it is > tying to load). > > You can't use a module for the boot device. You need to > compile it into the kernel, rather than as a module. > > I doubt this is a bugzilla-worthy bug; it sounds like you've > just miscompiled your kernel. > > Dustin > --
Actually, the Live CD kernel uses initramfs, which is able to load at boot whatever SCSI modules it requires to access storage (disk, raid etc.). I have installed Linux a few times with other SCSI and RAID controllers, just having difficulty with this particular one. I agree that it would work if I compiled the kernel with the required SCSI drivers, but I would still like this puzzle solved. Clemente -- [email protected] mailing list
