[SOLVED] Slack 13.1 Don´t Connect Sata

vivanguarda · 09-14-2010, 08:24 PM

In fact I don´t like number 13 and perhaps it´s the reason I´ve been worried about changing slack 13 version! However, I downloaded an iso-dvd-13.1 from official website (http://www.slackware.com/getslack / torrents). It occurred a twice and I recorded it using k3b, CDBurnerXP and Poweriso. Then I changed speeds in a way of take off recording disfunctions or panics in the media ... Unfortunatelly I didn´t get success to install the system so my 80G seagate sata hd is not recognized. Thereby I changed hds, cables, memory and nothing! I' m using an Asus A8V-mx motherboard (AMI BIOS, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 and CHIPSET VIA K8M800 / VIA VT82510).In it sata hdd is on during boot loader, but after that dvd disk hugesmp.s 2.6.33-smp kernel break donw and I don´t connect sata and neither go ahead a full install. I tryed :

fdisk /dev/sd*;
cfdisk (fatal error: can not open disk drive) and
# ls -l /dev/sd* returns
/bin/ls: can not access /dev/sd*. No such file or directory

I wish an easy fresh install. In this system if I use slack 12.2 version it´s ok. Can someone help me?

onebuck · 09-14-2010, 10:32 PM

Hi,

What do you see with 'fdisk -l' for default boot of the Install media?

H_TeXMeX_H · 09-15-2010, 04:16 AM

I recommend what I usually do when SATA HDDs are not detected: go into BIOS options and put the SATA controller in AHCI mode. This is probably even more relevant because you have a VIA chipset, not well supported by the drivers.

vivanguarda · 09-15-2010, 08:20 AM

I´m trying to correct pci=nomsi boot parameter ( MSI - Message Signaled Interrupt ). I am studying this topic http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...drives-791147/ and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=837835. How can I recompile kernel before instalation?

H_TeXMeX_H · 09-15-2010, 08:24 AM

You don't have to recompile the kernel, just add that as a boot parameter, so when it says boot put:

Code:

boot: huge.s pci=nomsi

vivanguarda · 09-15-2010, 08:23 PM

It´s very strange! It was possible install slack using parameter

hugesmp.s pci=nomsi

But, now I´m having kernel panic. I´m "googling" and I think it´s a common message.

VFS: Cannot open root device 801 or unknown block (8,1)

Is this a Via-chiset problem? What to do?

H_TeXMeX_H · 09-16-2010, 04:13 AM

You have to make sure that it will keep using this option to boot the kernel. I'm sorry, I should have mentioned that, but I forgot. I think during the lilo install it may have asked you to add append options to boot the kernel.

Well, here's some possible fixes:

You can run the setup program again from the DVD and skip straight to installing lilo in expert mode with the append option of:

Code:

append=" vt.default_utf8=0 pci=nomsi"

OR do it the other way:

1) Put in the Slackware DVD and reboot.
2) login to root
3) run these commands:

Code:

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
chroot /mnt
nano /etc/lilo.conf

here /dev/sda1 should be your root partition.
4) Using nano you edit lilo.conf to modify this:

Code:

append=" vt.default_utf8=0 pci=nomsi"

5) Now just run

Code:

lilo

then reboot with Ctrl-Alt-Del and remove the DVD.

vivanguarda · 09-16-2010, 08:54 AM

Really I´m a slacker. By the way, yesterday I googled a lot and during reading I suspected a lilo problem. Then, I decided to reboot using Slackware DVD and run parameters:

boot: huge.sms.s pci=nomsi root=/dev/sda1 rdinit= ro

Then was possible to skip kernel panic and go on system login. After that I run vi /etc/lilo.conf and there are:

boot= /dev/sda

image= /boot/vmlinuz
root= /dev/sda1
label= Linux
read-only

1)Below commander also can be used to correct this install problem?

huge.sms.s pci=nomsi root=/dev/sda1 rdinit= ro

2)I don´t see append options in lilo.conf. Then I should insert this complete line in lilo.conf?

append=" vt.default_utf8=0 pci=nomsi"

3)Updating kernel in slack current can be a way to solve it?

H_TeXMeX_H · 09-16-2010, 10:28 AM

Yeah you should add the append line in lilo.conf, it stores arguments to be passed to the kernel when booting. Put in just append=" vt.default_utf8=0 pci=nomsi", not the rest (that part is already in there).

I don't know if upgrading to current will help.

vivanguarda · 09-16-2010, 11:07 PM

Hi_Tex_ Mex_H your info is Perfect! Thanks a lot!!! Now, this is solved topic!!!