Any chance you can clean up the patch and we can think about merging it
into the main tree?
Matt
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 12:15:18PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Matthew Dharm wrote:
> >
> > Some people have reported success by hacking the kernel to pause for a few
> > seconds to allow full enumeration of USB device before trying to mount the
> > root filesystem.
> >
> > There are some patches floating around -- I don't have them tho.
> >
> > Matt
>
>
>
> TRUE !! Thanks Matt.
>
>
> I patched a 2.4.0 kernel (file fs/super.c) and now, linux boots
> from a floppy, recognizes the USB mass storage DISK, and uses
> it as the root file system:
>
> Now, I have a portable complete linux in a mini USB disk.
>
> jordi bataller
> SPAIN
>
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 12:57:49PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > I want to run linux installed on a partition on a USB disk.
> > >
> > > In the past, I achieve that with a parallel-port to IDE
> > > adapter box with a common IDE hard disk inside, as well as
> > > with a parallel iomega ZIP. It works well.
> > >
> > > In either case I used a floppy that boots the kernel,
> > > telling it where the root filesystem is. That worked
> > > because the kernel _does_ detect the devices and partitions
> > > _BEFORE_ VFS tries to mount the root file system.
> > >
> > > My problem with the USB disk, is that the device gets
> > > detected _after_ VFS tries to mount the root file system,
> > > and therefore it can't mount it.
> > > I assume this behaviour is due to the plug-and-play
> > > nature of USB devices.
> > >
> > > The question:
> > >
> > > does anybody knows a way to force the kernel
> > > to detect USB disks before mounting
> > > the root device?
> > >
> > > BTW: Of course the drivers for USB and USB
> > > mass storage support are compiled into the kernel.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advace, and thanks to those who told me
> > > last week to use kernel 2.4 to support USB disks.
> > >
> > > jordi bataller
> > > Gandia
> > > SPAIN
> > >
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> > S: Another stupid question?
> > G: There's no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid people.
> > -- Stef and Greg
> > User Friendly, 7/15/1998
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