no access to ide cdrom drive after configuring a kernel image

nass · 04-21-2007, 05:11 AM

hello everyone,
i have recently installed slack11 on a pc with characteristics

core 2 duo,
P965 Northbridge
ICH8R Southbridge
an additional "gigabyte sata controller"
the motherboard a gigabyte GA -965P DQ6, offers 6x SATA2 connections on the ICH8R, and one IDE (for an optical drive), and another 2 SATA2 connections on the gigabyte controller.

i installed slackware 11 using test26.s kernel image, but i didn't have sound, or network, so i recompiled some kernel of my own - 2.6.20.7. now it seems i do not 'see' the cdrom
there is no /dev/hda1 device not a /dev/cdrom link under that path...
but i made sure i include 'support for ATAPI/IDE CDROM drives' from the kernel options....

here is a dump of what i think are relevant parts of the kernel config file (the whole dump couldn't fit)

Quote:

#
# Device Drivers
#

#
# Generic Driver Options
#
CONFIG_STANDALONE=y
CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y
CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
# CONFIG_DEBUG_DRIVER is not set
# CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR is not set

#
# Connector - unified userspace <-> kernelspace linker
#
CONFIG_CONNECTOR=m

#
# Memory Technology Devices (MTD)
#
# CONFIG_MTD is not set

#
# Parallel port support
#
CONFIG_PARPORT=y
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y
CONFIG_PARPORT_SERIAL=m
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_FIFO=y
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_SUPERIO=y
# CONFIG_PARPORT_GSC is not set
# CONFIG_PARPORT_AX88796 is not set
# CONFIG_PARPORT_1284 is not set

#
# Plug and Play support
#
CONFIG_PNP=y
CONFIG_PNP_DEBUG=y

#
# Protocols
#
CONFIG_PNPACPI=y

#
# Block devices
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y
# CONFIG_PARIDE is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_CISS_DA is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UMEM is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_COW_COMMON is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CRYPTOLOOP=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SX8 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UB is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT=16
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=4096
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_BLOCKSIZE=1024
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
CONFIG_CDROM_PKTCDVD=m
CONFIG_CDROM_PKTCDVD_BUFFERS=8
CONFIG_CDROM_PKTCDVD_WCACHE=y
# CONFIG_ATA_OVER_ETH is not set
#
# Misc devices
#
# CONFIG_IBM_ASM is not set
# CONFIG_SGI_IOC4 is not set
# CONFIG_TIFM_CORE is not set

#
# ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support
#
CONFIG_IDE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y

#
# Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives
#
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI is not set
# CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL is not set

#
# IDE chipset support/bugfixes
#
CONFIG_IDE_GENERIC=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPNP is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y
# CONFIG_IDEPCI_SHARE_IRQ is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_GENERIC=m
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OPTI621 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000 is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_FORCED is not set
CONFIG_IDEDMA_PCI_AUTO=y
# CONFIG_IDEDMA_ONLYDISK is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AEC62XX is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ALI15X3 is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX=m
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATIIXP is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD64X is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRIFLEX is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CY82C693 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CS5520 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CS5530 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CS5535 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HPT34X is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HPT366 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_JMICRON is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SC1200 is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PIIX=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IT821X is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NS87415 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX_OLD is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX_NEW is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SVWKS is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SIIMAGE is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SIS5513 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SLC90E66 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRM290 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX is not set
# CONFIG_IDE_ARM is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
# CONFIG_IDEDMA_IVB is not set
CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set

#
# SCSI device support
#
CONFIG_RAID_ATTRS=y
CONFIG_SCSI=y
CONFIG_SCSI_TGT=m
CONFIG_SCSI_NETLINK=y
CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y

#
# SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM)
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
# CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST is not set
# CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=m
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR_VENDOR is not set
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=y
# CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SCH is not set

thank you in advance for your help
nass

sreyesp · 04-21-2007, 05:21 AM

The problem is that the CD-ROM driver is loading after the sata driver has grabbed the IDE interface. You need to use the sata driver for both the hard drive and the CD-ROM. Try adding "libata.atapi_enabled=1 hdc=noprobe" to the kernel command line with the lilo.conf append option (and remember to reinstall lilo). Remember also to use "hdb=noprobe" instead, if your CD-ROM drive is not the secondary master, but the primary slave.

nass · 04-22-2007, 06:36 PM

hm... that doesn't seem to be working...
or at least there appears no /dev/hda/ in my system...
also i added in lilo.conf what wou said with the append command under the image of the kernel i made, but since there is only one IDE port on the motherboard, i take it that by hdc=noprobe you are refering to hda device...
finally say ths works, is it a permanent solution, or is there another way i have to do it... like configure another kernellll...??
thank you in advance for you help
nass

H_TeXMeX_H · 04-22-2007, 06:48 PM

Did you include drivers for it in the IDE section ?

nass · 04-22-2007, 07:41 PM

what do you mean?
in kernel config?
i think i have, did you check the config dump i posted?
i compiled into the kernel 'support for IDE/ATAPI CDROMS'.. i dunno what else to do
the think it, with installation image test26.s i used to have the cdrom drive under /dev/hde

so now i am trying to go through the differences between that config file and this one i have now..

there is like 3.3k lines different.. ill try to focus on the ones that got smth to do with device drivers and ATA/IDE/ATAPI/dvd-(cd-)ROMs/ and SATA...

H_TeXMeX_H · 04-22-2007, 08:14 PM

I'm just saying that, because you need specific drivers for it. Ok, I know you enabled 'support for IDE/ATAPI CDROMS', but did you enable the specific drivers that you need for YOUR IDE CD-ROM ?

Here's my .config (it's got lots of stuff enabled, cuz I'm lazy and didn't bother to figure out which driver goes with my DVD/CD drive)

Code:

#
# Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives
#
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
# CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECS=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI=m
# CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL is not set

#
# IDE chipset support/bugfixes
#
CONFIG_IDE_GENERIC=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640 is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPNP=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y
CONFIG_IDEPCI_SHARE_IRQ=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_GENERIC=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OPTI621 is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_FORCED is not set
CONFIG_IDEDMA_PCI_AUTO=y
# CONFIG_IDEDMA_ONLYDISK is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AEC62XX=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ALI15X3=y
# CONFIG_WDC_ALI15X3 is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATIIXP=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD64X=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRIFLEX=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CY82C693=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CS5520=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CS5530=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CS5535=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HPT34X=y
# CONFIG_HPT34X_AUTODMA is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HPT366=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SC1200 is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PIIX=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IT821X=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NS87415 is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX_OLD=y
CONFIG_PDC202XX_BURST=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX_NEW=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SVWKS=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SIIMAGE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SIS5513=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SLC90E66=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRM290=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX=y
# CONFIG_IDE_ARM is not set
CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS=y


#
# Note: most of these also require special kernel boot parameters
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_4DRIVES=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ALI14XX=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DTC2278=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HT6560B=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_QD65XX=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UMC8672=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
# CONFIG_IDEDMA_IVB is not set
CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set

There is a LOT more enabled here.

Also, the kernel compile guide in my sig may help.

nass · 04-22-2007, 09:24 PM

ok i found it,
i had to include the following 2 commented options...

# Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives
#
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set

the thing is from make menuconfig
it says for the 2 of them:
-support for sata (deprecated; conficts with libata SATA driver)
-Use old disk only on primary interface..

i obviously hadn't installed them before because they where called 'old' and deprecated..
to tell ou the truth its possible the deprecated option is not needed. but i will not try to recompile a kernel image now

the cd works... and the sata drives don't seem to have any problem...
you know of any of the conficts it talks about??

i enabled these 2 simultaneously and reconmpiled the kernel...
and it works ...
thank you for yor help
nass