> > It might be the wrong version of the module for the kernel you are > > trying to boot (ie: the order is "make install_modules", "make > > install"). > > It's a distro (Debian) kernel: I doubt they stuffed up the > build order. > At this stage the most likely cause seems to be that the > initrd does not include the libata module OR that the libata > module does not work with my SATA controller. I suspect the > former, as I believe the pivot_root error is the first error.
I'm having the exact same problem (SATA disk, kernel-image-1-2.6.9, /dev/console error) and agree that precompiled kernel probably does not include what's needed for SATA. I think compiling a custom one from the kernel-source package is the way to go. The SATA/Linux combination seems to take people down a very difficult path (I've been through several custom 2.4 and 2.6 kernels, hdparms, BIOS settings ...). To top that off, I suspect my disk is faulty (frequent crashes under load), so I've resigned myself to buying a PATA (regular IDE) disk to replace it. - Rog -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
